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The word 最好 is formed through the direct combination of two independent characters: 最, meaning "most" or "extremely", and 好, meaning "good" or "well". Their union is a conceptual fusion where the superlative intensity of 最 modifies the core quality of 好, creating a new, unified concept that inherently means "the best" or "optimally". This formation exemplifies a common Chinese morphological process where modifying a root character with a degree adverb produces a compound expressing a heightened, often ideal, state or conclusion.

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最好多吃蔬菜。

Nǐ zuì hǎo duō chī shūcài.

You had better eat more vegetables.

旅行前最好检查一下证件。

Lǚxíng qián zuì hǎo jiǎnchá yíxià zhèngjiàn.

You'd better check your documents before traveling.

坐地铁去比开车最好

Zuò dìtiě qù bǐ kāichē zuì hǎo.

Taking the subway is better than driving.

如果明天下雨,我们最好取消活动。

Rúguǒ míngtiān xià yǔ, wǒmen zuì hǎo qǔxiāo huódòng.

If it rains tomorrow, we had better cancel the event.

从长远来看,年轻时最好开始储蓄。

Cóng chángyuǎn lái kàn, niánqīng shí zuì hǎo kāishǐ chǔxù.

In the long run, it is best to start saving when you are young.

Word Definition - 最好

zuì hǎo best; had better ...; it would be best to ...

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