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zuìhǎo

最好zuìhǎozuìhǎo
had better
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Usages of zuìhǎo

天气tiānqì　很hěn　冷lěng，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　多duō　穿chuān　一些yìxiē　衣服yīfu。tiānqì hěn lěng, nǐ zuìhǎo duō chuān yìxiē yīfu.
The weather is very cold; you’d better wear some more clothes.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　晚上wǎnshang　有空yǒukòng，　最好zuìhǎo　我们wǒmen　约yuē　在zài　公园gōngyuán　见面jiànmiàn。rúguǒ nǐ wǎnshang yǒukòng, zuìhǎo wǒmen yuē zài gōngyuán jiànmiàn.
If you are free tonight, we’d better arrange to meet in the park.
我们wǒmen　老师lǎoshī　说shuō，　感冒gǎnmào　的de　时候shíhou　最好zuìhǎo　别bié　喝hē　太tài　多duō　冰bīng　饮料yǐnliào。wǒmen lǎoshī shuō, gǎnmào de shíhou zuìhǎo bié hē tài duō bīng yǐnliào.
Our teacher said that when you have a cold, it’s best not to drink too many cold drinks.
你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　早点儿zǎodiǎnr　睡觉shuìjiào。nǐ zuìhǎo zǎodiǎnr shuìjiào.
You’d better go to bed early.
晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　前qián，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　看kàn　一下yíxià　门mén　有没有yǒuméiyǒu　锁suǒ　好hǎo。wǎnshang shuìjiào qián, nǐ zuìhǎo kàn yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo.
Before going to bed at night, you’d better check whether the door is locked properly.
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