What does 这下可好了 mean?

xiaophil
 December 29, 2009, 05:51 AM posted in I Have a Question

I guess it means, "After this, everything was okay."  I have no idea, really.  Any input?  Thanks.

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changye
 December 29, 2009, 06:08 AM

Hi xiaophil

这下(= 这一下) means "this time". The "下" is a measure word that indicates a number of action, just like "次" (ci4) and "回" (hui2).

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xiaophil
 December 29, 2009, 07:56 AM

Hey Changye

Thanks.  I guess it probably means 'everything is alright now' or something like that.

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chenjiapei
 December 29, 2009, 10:55 AM

Er, I think “这下可好了" doesn't mean that. Actually, I suppose it has some kind of negative meaning. We usually use it like this.

—陈曦，我弄丢了你的作业本。

—这下可好了，不用交作业啦？

We don't use“这下可好了” as"everything is alright now"

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changye
 December 29, 2009, 11:32 AM

Hi chenjiapei

Thanks for your comment. You mean that "这下可好了" carries a sarcarstic connotation. Am I right?

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xiaophil
 December 29, 2009, 12:22 PM

Changye

My chinese colleague said it could be negative or positive but is in general negative.  It seems to me it is similar to "Oh, that's just great!"

e.g.:

(I found out I failed a test) 这下可好了! (That's just great!)