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- [Expressing "should" with "yinggai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22should%22_with_%22yinggai%22) (A2) - [Expressing "had better" with "haishi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22had_better%22_with_%22haishi%22) (B1) - [Expressing "must" with "dei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22must%22_with_%22dei%22) (B1)

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[had better](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Had_better)

Sure, 最好 (zuìhǎo) means "best." But it can also be used to mean "it would be best to" or "had better." It is often used when giving advice to someone or even politely making demands.

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- [1 Positive Form](#Positive_Form "wikilink") - [1.1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [1.2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [2 Negative Form](#Negative_Form "wikilink") - [2.1 Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink") - [2.2 Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")

Positive Form ----------------------------------------------------------------- ### Structure

Subj. + 最好 + Predicate

The [predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate) part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective. ### Examples

- 你 *最好* 先休息一下。Nǐ *zuìhǎo* xiān xiūxi yīxià.You'd better get some rest first. - 你们 *最好* 给他打个电话问一下。Nǐmen *zuìhǎo* gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà wèn yīxià.It would be best for you to give him a call and ask. - 那个地方不好找，我们 *最好* 查一下百度地图。Nàge dìfang bù hǎo zhǎo, wǒmen *zuìhǎo* chá yīxià Bǎidù dìtú.It's not easy to find that place. We'd better search for it on Baidu Maps. - 外面挺冷的，*最好* 多穿点。Wàimiàn tǐng lěng de, *zuìhǎo* duō chuān diǎn.It's pretty cold outside. Best to wear some more layers. - 这个活动很重要，我们 *最好* 穿得正式一点。Zhège huódòng hěn zhòngyào, wǒmen *zuìhǎo* chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.This is an important event. We'd better wear something more formal.

Negative Form ----------------------------------------------------------------- ### Structure

Subj. + 最好 + 别 / 不要 + Predicate

### Examples

- *最好* 别去。*Zuìhǎo* bié qù.You'd better not go. - *最好* 不要这样说。*Zuìhǎo* bùyào zhèyàng shuō.It's best not to say something like this. - 晚饭 *最好* 不要吃那么多。Wǎnfàn *zuìhǎo* bùyào chī nàme duō.It's best not to eat so much for dinner. - 雨这么大，*最好* 别出门。Yǔ zhème dà, *zuìhǎo* bié chūmén.It's raining so heavily. It's best not to leave the house. - 这个问题是隐私的，*最好* 不要问。Zhège wèntí shì yǐnsī de, *zuìhǎo* bùyào wèn.This question is private. You'd better not ask.

See also ------------------------------------------------------- - [Expressing "should" with "yinggai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22should%22_with_%22yinggai%22) - [Expressing "had better" with "haishi"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22had_better%22_with_%22haishi%22) - [Expressing "must" with "dei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22must%22_with_%22dei%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books

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