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The word "正好" is formed through the conceptual merging of its two component characters: "正", which carries the core idea of being upright, exact, or directly in the center (implying precision and correctness), and "好", which fundamentally means good, proper, or satisfactory. Their combination does not merely add meanings but fuses them to create a new, unified concept, the state where exact timing, alignment, or amount coincides perfectly with what is needed or desired, thus yielding an outcome that is "just right" or "exactly good". It embodies a satisfying convergence of precision and favorable appropriateness.

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正好要去超市。

Wǒ zhèng hǎo yào qù chāoshì.

I was just about to go to the supermarket.

雨停了,我们正好出门。

Yǔ tíng le, wǒmen zhèng hǎo chūmén.

The rain stopped, so it's a perfect time for us to go out.

你来得正好,我们刚开始吃饭。

Nǐ lái de zhèng hǎo, wǒmen gāng kāishǐ chīfàn.

You came at just the right time; we just started eating.

这两件家具的尺寸正好合适这个角落。

Zhè liǎng jiàn jiājù de chǐcùn zhèng hǎo héshì zhège jiǎoluò.

The dimensions of these two pieces of furniture are just right for this corner.

如果你明天有空,时间正好可以讨论那个计划。

Rúguǒ nǐ míngtiān yǒu kòng, shíjiān zhèng hǎo kěyǐ tǎolùn nàgè jìhuà.

If you are free tomorrow, the timing would be perfect to discuss that plan.

Word Definition - 正好

zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that

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