How to Say ‘Lucky’ in Simplified Chinese
运气不错
yùn qì bù cuò
[yùnqi boo tswaw]
💬 Usage Tip: 不错 (bú cuò) literally means "not wrong", but it's a warm everyday way to say "pretty good". Note that 不 becomes (bú) before the falling tone of 错.
Phrase Breakdown
运气
yùn qì
[yùnqi]
luck
Fortune; chance that brings good or bad results.
今天我运气很好。
I'm very lucky today.
不错
bù cuò
[boo tswaw]
not bad; pretty good
A common conversational phrase used to give a positive opinion that sounds natural and not too strong.
这家公司的培训机会不错。
This company’s training opportunities are pretty good.
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