How to Say ‘Not bad’ in Simplified Chinese
还不错
hái bù cuò
[hai bu-cuò]
🇨🇳 In China: 还不错 is a very natural, slightly modest way to say something was good. In Chinese, people often avoid sounding too dramatic in everyday talk, so this can mean genuinely pretty good, not just "acceptable."
Phrase Breakdown
还
hái
[hai]
pretty good
an informal way to say something is good or satisfactory
这个电影还不错。
This movie is pretty good.
不错
bù cuò
[bu-cuò]
not bad
indicates something is fair or good
这个电影还不错。
This movie is not bad.
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