<p>Yes, when using 也好 as "A也好, B也好", it's different than use it alone. I partially confirm the answer provided by Question Overflow, but I don't think there is a different about positive/negative.</p>

<p>If using 也好 alone, like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A: 我们去公园吧？(Shall we go to the park?)
  B: 我们还是去购物吧。(I'd like us to go shopping.)
  A: 也好。(All right.)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>this mean the proposal from another is not same as yours but still acceptable.</p>

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Would this meaning be equivalent to "That's (your proposal) also good/good too" ?
tao
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@tao, You are right but there is a slight different. 也好 is not only meaning that's also good but also to accept the proposal instead. In the example above, the A will go shopping with B after saying 也好.
Allen St.Clair
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Allen St.Clair
<p>Both <code>A也好, B也好</code> and <code>A也罢, B也罢</code> construction mean "whether A or B". It is usually spoken to show indifference when faced with two options or when the choice really doesn't matter. The explanation from 汉典 says the following:</p>

<p><strong>A也好, B也好</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>表示不论这样还是那样都不是条件<br>
  Example: 插秧也好，收割也好，都不要误了农时。</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>A也罢, B也罢</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>表示不以所列举的情况为条件<br>
  Example: 运砖也罢，整地也罢，保证超额完成任务。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>When used together, people would normally associate 也好 to a <em>positive</em> choice or action and 也罢 to a <em>negative</em> one. For example:</p>

<p>你去也好，不去也罢，都与我无关。</p>

<p>Note that for this <strong>A也好, B也罢</strong> construction, the sequence is always 也好 first followed by 也罢.</p>

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杨以轩
<p>My non-Mandarin colleagues have been using</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>英文也好，中文也好</p>
</blockquote>

<p>lately and I assumed from their context they meant both languages are equal in whatever comparison they were making.</p>

<p>When I looked it up I found it to mean "might as well, whether...or..."</p>

<p>How can I use 也好？
Is there more (or less) colloquial equivalents?
How is 也罢 different?</p>

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How to use 也好. Not meaning 'also good'
# How to use 也好. Not meaning 'also good'

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-09-20)

My non-Mandarin colleagues have been using

> 英文也好，中文也好

lately and I assumed from their context they meant both languages are equal in whatever comparison they were making.

When I looked it up I found it to mean "might as well, whether...or..."

How can I use 也好？
Is there more (or less) colloquial equivalents?
How is 也罢 different?

**Tags:** word-choice, syntax

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-09-20. Score: 10 | Accepted answer

Both `A也好, B也好` and `A也罢, B也罢` construction mean "whether A or B". It is usually spoken to show indifference when faced with two options or when the choice really doesn't matter. The explanation from 汉典 says the following:

**A也好, B也好**

> 表示不论这样还是那样都不是条件  
> Example: 插秧也好，收割也好，都不要误了农时。

**A也罢, B也罢**

> 表示不以所列举的情况为条件  
> Example: 运砖也罢，整地也罢，保证超额完成任务。

When used together, people would normally associate 也好 to a *positive* choice or action and 也罢 to a *negative* one. For example:

你去也好，不去也罢，都与我无关。

Note that for this **A也好, B也罢** construction, the sequence is always 也好 first followed by 也罢.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-09-21. Score: 1

Yes, when using 也好 as "A也好, B也好", it's different than use it alone. I partially confirm the answer provided by Question Overflow, but I don't think there is a different about positive/negative.

If using 也好 alone, like:

> A: 我们去公园吧？(Shall we go to the park?)
> B: 我们还是去购物吧。(I'd like us to go shopping.)
> A: 也好。(All right.)

this mean the proposal from another is not same as yours but still acceptable.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Would this meaning be equivalent to "That's (your proposal) also good/good too" ?  
> **username_1**: @tao, You are right but there is a slight different. 也好 is not only meaning that's also good but also to accept the proposal instead. In the example above, the A will go shopping with B after saying 也好.  

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