好样儿的 (hǎo yàng r de) — (colloquial) a great person; a fine example worth emulating

Definition

Colloquial praise meaning 'you're a real one' / 'what a fine example' — used to admire someone's worthy deed or achievement, not their looks. Only used to praise a person.

noun
(colloquial) a great persona fine example worth emulating
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 好样儿的,!
    Nǐ zhēn shì hǎo yàng r de, zhè cì kǎo shì kǎo dé zhè me hǎo!
    You're really something — you did so well on this exam!
  • ,好样儿的。
    Dà jiā dōu hěn pèi fú tā, tā què shí shì hǎo yàng r de.
    Everyone admires him — he's truly a fine example.
  • ,好样儿的!
    Zuó tiān nǐ jiù le nà ge hái zi, zhēn shì hǎo yàng r de!
    You saved that child yesterday — you're really something!

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

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