好歹

hǎodǎi

good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case

nounadverb HSK 3.0 · Band 7

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他好歹也是你的邻居。

He is, after all, your neighbor.

好歹你也是大人了。

After all, you are an adult now.