How to say “not bad” in Chinese
not bad, good
“Not bad” in Chinese is 不错, bú cuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
不错 is read bú cuò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.
On the left, 钅 “metal”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “不错”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 不错. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条黑色的裤子不错，多少钱？zhètiáohēisèdekùzibúcuò,duōshaoqiánThese black pants are nice — how much are they?
- 我认为这个办法不错。wǒrènwéizhègebànfǎbúcuòI believe this is a good approach.
- 这个想法不错zhègexiǎngfǎbúcuòGood idea!
- 味道不错就是有点儿咸wèidàobúcuò,jiùshìyǒudiǎnrxiánIt tastes good, it's just a bit salty.
- 你今天面试表现得不错。nǐjīntiānmiànshìbiǎoxiàndebúcuòYou did well in your interview today.
- 这台电脑硬件不错，软件有点儿旧。zhètáidiànnǎoyìngjiànbúcuò,ruǎnjiànyǒudiǎnrjiùThis computer's hardware is good, but the software is a bit old.
More words from the lesson “At the mall”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “not bad” in Chinese?
“Not bad” in Chinese is 不错, pinyin búcuò.
What does 不错 mean?
不错 (búcuò) means “not bad, good”.
How do you write 不错?
不错 is 2 characters: 不 (bù) — not, no; 错 (cuò) — mistake. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 不错?
不错 is read búcuò. Tones: bú — second tone, cuò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“not bad” in the lesson “At the mall”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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