好端端 (hǎo duān duān) — (reduplicated adjective) perfectly fine, in good condition (often used before a sudden change)
Definition
Adverbial reduplication meaning 'perfectly fine / in good shape', used to contrast an unchanged state with something that just went wrong.
bound form
(reduplicated adjective) perfectly finein good condition (often used before a sudden change)
Examples
- 好端端，？Tā gāng cái hái hǎo duān duān de, zěn me tū rán jiù shēng qì le?He was perfectly fine just now, how come he suddenly got angry?
- 好端端，。hǎo duān duān De yí liàng chē, bèi zhuàng chéng zhè yàng le.A perfectly fine car, now it's wrecked like this.
- ，好端端？Bié kū, hǎo duān duān de kū shén me?Don't cry, why are you crying when everything is fine?
Origin
Derived word构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix
A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.
好 gives the sense of good, and 端端 gives the sense of neatly even, together describing something perfectly fine.
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