How to Say ‘You look great!’ in Simplified Chinese
你看起来很不错！
nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn bù cuò
[nee kan chih-lai hun boo-tswor]
💬 Usage Tip: [看起来] means "seem" or "look," so [你看起来很不错] is literally "you seem/look quite good," not "you are looking at…". You can reuse it with other adjectives: [你看起来很开心] "You look happy."
🇨🇳 In China: This is friendly and usable, but with strangers in China, compliments are usually safer when they focus on something specific like clothes, shoes, or hairstyle rather than the whole person.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你是我的朋友。
You are my friend.
看起来
kàn qǐ lái
[kan chih-lai]
look
To seem or appear.
你看起来很开心。
You look happy.
很
hěn
[hun]
very
Used for emphasis.
他很聪明。
He is very smart.
不错
bù cuò
[boo-tswor]
nice
Good or satisfactory.
你做得不错。
You did well.
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