<blockquote>
<p>你好吗? = how are you?</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>你(还好)吗? = are you (still ok)?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>You need the 还 in 你还好吗 to indicate you are <strong>still</strong> alright. (nothing bad has happened)</p>
<p>For example, if someone slipped and fell, his friend wouldn't ask him 你好吗? (how are you). His friend would ask 你还好吗? (are you <em>still</em> ok)</p>
<p>If you ask a friend 最近生意如何? (How's business?), the typical reply would be</p>
<ol>
<li><p>非常好 (extremely good/ very good)</p>
</li>
<li><p>很好 (very good/ good)</p>
</li>
<li><p>还好 (good/ still good = still considered good = modestly good)</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>You can see '还' in '还好' indicates 'still' or 'modestly'</p>

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Thank you so much for your help.
rain小雨
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Tang Ho
<p><strong>还</strong>， 这里用在形容词前，表示程度上勉强过得去。</p>
<p>如果把这句话改成陈述句， &quot;你还好&quot;，意思就是你的状态应该是可以的，可以刚好到达'好'的标准.</p>
<p>所以, &quot;你还好吗&quot;问的就是&quot;你的状态还算得上好吧&quot;，或者&quot;你的状态还可以吧&quot;。</p>

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我懂了。非常感谢你的帮助 !  ~
rain小雨
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dan
<p>还 in  你还好吗 has the meaning of &quot;still&quot; , &quot;as well&quot;, &quot;even&quot;, or just for &quot;emphasis (强调)&quot; and no meaning here?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>

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还 in 你还好吗 is just for emphasis?
# 还 in 你还好吗 is just for emphasis?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-15)

还 in 你还好吗 has the meaning of "still" , "as well", "even", or just for "emphasis (强调)" and no meaning here?

Thank you!

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-15. Score: 3

> 你好吗? = how are you?

> 你(还好)吗? = are you (still ok)?

You need the 还 in 你还好吗 to indicate you are **still** alright. (nothing bad has happened)

For example, if someone slipped and fell, his friend wouldn't ask him 你好吗? (how are you). His friend would ask 你还好吗? (are you *still* ok)

If you ask a friend 最近生意如何? (How's business?), the typical reply would be

1. 非常好 (extremely good/ very good)
2. 很好 (very good/ good)
3. 还好 (good/ still good = still considered good = modestly good)

You can see '还' in '还好' indicates 'still' or 'modestly'

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you so much for your help.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-08-16. Score: 1

**还**， 这里用在形容词前，表示程度上勉强过得去。

如果把这句话改成陈述句， "你还好"，意思就是你的状态应该是可以的，可以刚好到达'好'的标准.

所以, "你还好吗"问的就是"你的状态还算得上好吧"，或者"你的状态还可以吧"。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 我懂了。非常感谢你的帮助 !  ~  

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