最好 zuìhǎo the best
the best; had better ...; it would be best
怎么记住“最好”: 最 the most + 好 good = the best.
汉字
用法
- Two jobs. As advice, 'had better' - 你最好早点睡 (nǐ zuìhǎo zǎodiǎn shuì) you'd better sleep early.
- As a superlative, 'the best' - 最好的朋友 (zuì hǎo de péngyou) best friend (here 最 + 好 read compositionally).
- Tone/pause distinguishes them: the advice sense fronts a whole clause; the superlative modifies a noun with 的.
例句
- 你最好去。 Nǐ zuìhǎo qù.You should go.
- 他是我们班最好的学生。 Tā shì wǒmen bān zuì hǎode xuésheng.He is the best student in our class.
- 毋庸置疑，她是班里最好的学生。 Wúyōng zhìyí, tā shì bān lǐ zuì hǎo de xuésheng.She's undoubtedly the best student in the class.