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完好 (wán hǎo) — intact; in good condition

Definition

完好 focuses on physical condition: undamaged, still in working order after wear or time. Compared to 完整 (a whole, with all parts present), 完好 emphasizes that something has survived intact, not missing pieces.

adjective
intactin good condition

Examples

  • 完好。
    Zhè tái jī qì hái wán hǎo.
    This machine is still in good condition.
  • 完好。
    Zhè xiē wén jiàn bǎo cún dé hěn wán hǎo.
    These documents are kept in very good condition.
  • 完好。
    Nà zuò lǎo fáng zi yī rán wán hǎo.
    That old house is still intact.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

完wánintact
好hǎogood

完 “intact” and 好 “good” combine to mean undamaged and in good condition.

Characters in this word

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán完wán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

完 pairs 宀 (roof) with 元, which gives the sound.

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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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