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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