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Usages of kǎohǎo
他 不 复习 的 原因 是 太 累 了， 结果 考试 没 考好。tā bú fùxí de yuányīn shì tài lèi le, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎohǎo.
The reason he didn’t review was that he was too tired, and as a result he didn’t do well on the exam.
如果 你 想 考好 明天 的 中文 考试， 就 得 现在 认真 复习。rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kǎohǎo míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì, jiù děi xiànzài rènzhēn fùxí.
If you want to do well on tomorrow’s Chinese exam, you must review carefully now.
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