不错 búcuò not bad
correct; right; not bad; pretty good
How to remember 不错: 不 not + 错 mistake = not bad.
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How it is used
- Idiomatic 'pretty good, not bad' - 这家餐厅不错 (zhè jiā cāntīng búcuò) this restaurant is quite good.
- It's praise, not a literal 'not wrong'; in speech it often means genuinely good, warmer than the English 'not bad'.
- Very common colloquial compliment for food, places, ideas, results.
Example sentences
- 今天早上天气不错。 Jīntiān zǎoshang tiānqì búcuò.It's sunny this morning.
- 我今天心情不错。 Wǒ jīntiān xīnqíng búcuò.I'm in a good mood today.
- 我觉得这个主意不错。 Wǒ juéde zhège zhǔyi búcuò.I think that's a good idea.
- 他们俩的感情很不错。 Tāmen liǎ de gǎnqíng hěn búcuò.They have a close relationship.