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Expressing "had better" with "zuihao"
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Similar to
- [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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Used for
[Expressing
attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
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Keywords
[最好](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9C%80%E5%A5%BD)
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Translations
[had
better](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Had_better)
Contents
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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")
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
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### 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
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