好歹 (hǎo dǎi) — (noun) good and bad, sense of right and wrong;…

Definition

As a noun, 好歹 means both the good and the bad — like 长短 in 'right and wrong.' As an adverb it means 'at least / anyway' (weaker than 至少, more concessive than 反正).

noun

good and badsense of right and wrong

adverb

anywayat leastafter allfinally

Examples

好歹，。
Tā zhēn bù dǒng hǎo dǎi, bù tīng quàn.
He really doesn't know what's good for him; he won't listen to advice.
，。
Nǐ hǎo dǎi xiān chī diǎn r dōng xī, bié è zhe.
You should at least eat something first; don't go hungry.
，好歹。
Suī rán děng le hěn jiǔ, tā hǎo dǎi hái shì lái le.
Although we waited a long time, he finally came.