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正好 (zhènghǎo) can be used as an adjective or adverb to help express a
coincidence, and it could be related to size, volume, quantity, degree,
time, etc. This is similar to how we say in English, “Oh, this shirt I
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### <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span>
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- 我 *正好* 要 出去 ，垃圾 我 来 扔 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ
*zhènghǎo* yào chūqù, lājī wǒ lái rēng
ba.</span><span class="trans">I'm just about to leave. I'll take out
the trash.</span>
- 你 来 了 ！我 *正好* 要 找 你 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ lái le! Wǒ
*zhènghǎo* yào zhǎo nǐ.</span><span class="trans">You are here! I
was just looking for you.</span>
- 他 *正好* 问 了 我 想 问 的 问题 。<span class="pinyin">Tā
*zhènghǎo* wèn le wǒ xiǎng wèn de
wèntí.</span><span class="trans">He happened to ask the question
that I wanted to ask.</span>
- 我 *正好* 也 在 这里 实习 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ *zhènghǎo* yě
zài zhèlǐ shíxí.</span><span class="trans">I happened to do my
internship there too.</span>
- *正好* 你们 都 是 单身 。<span class="pinyin">*Zhènghǎo* nǐmen dōu
shì dānshēn.</span><span class="trans">You both happen to be
single.</span>
- 我 明天 见 他 ，*正好* 可以 问问 他 这 件 事
。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ míngtiān jiàn tā, *zhènghǎo* kěyǐ wènwen
tā zhè jiàn shì.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to meet with
him tomorrow. I can just ask him about this matter.</span>
- 我们 *正好* 也 要 去 那儿 ，一起 走 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen
*zhènghǎo* yě yào qù nàr, yīqǐ zǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">We
just happen to be going there. Let's go together.</span>
- 我 敲 门 的 时候 ，他 *正好* 出门 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ qiāo mén
de shíhou, tā *zhènghǎo* chūmén.</span><span class="trans">He just
happened to be leaving the house while I was knocking at the
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- 这 件 衣服 的 大小 *正好* 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu de
dàxiǎo *zhènghǎo*.</span><span class="trans">The size of these
clothes is just right.</span>
- 水温 *正好*，不 冷 也 不 热 。<span class="pinyin">Shuǐwēn
*zhènghǎo*, bù lěng yě bù rè.</span><span class="trans">The
temperature of the water is perfect, not too cold, not too
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