不错 (bù cuò) — not bad, pretty good; correct, right
Definition
不错 is mostly used as a casual compliment meaning 'pretty good, not bad' (movies, food, work). For 'correct/right', 对 is the everyday word; 不错 there means 'you got it right' — 对 directly states correctness.
adjective
not badpretty goodcorrectright
Examples
- 不错。Zhè ge diàn yǐng hěn bù cuò.This movie is pretty good.
- 不错。Nǐ de hàn yǔ shuō dé bù cuò.Your Chinese is not bad.
- 不错。Nǐ zuò dé bù cuò.You did it well / You did it correctly.
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