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How to Say ‘You also look well.’ in Simplified Chinese

你看起来也不错。

nǐ kàn qǐ lái yě bù cuò

[nee kan-chee-lai yeh boo-tswaw]

💬 Usage Tip: [看起来] is used before the description: [你看起来也不错] "you look pretty good too." You can build the same way with [你看起来很精神] "you look energetic."

🇨🇳 In China: Telling someone they look well is common and friendly in family settings, especially when talking about health. It can sound warmer and more natural than direct compliments about appearance.

Phrase Breakdown

你看起来

nǐ kàn qǐ lái

you look; you seem

Used to describe how someone appears.

Example

你看起来很开心。

You look very happy.

Words in this phrase

[nee]

you

你 addresses the other person directly and means 'you'.

Example

你看起来也不错。

You also look pretty good.

看起来

kàn qǐ lái

[kan-chee-lai]

look; seem

看起来 describes how someone appears from observation.

Example

你看起来也不错。

You also look pretty good.

也不错

yě bù cuò

also pretty good; not bad too

Used to return a compliment or say the other person is doing well too.

Example

你的中文也不错。

Your Chinese is pretty good too.

Words in this phrase

[yeh]

also

也 means 'also' and shows that the speaker is returning a compliment.

Example

你看起来也不错。

You also look pretty good.

不错

bù cuò

[boo-tswaw]

not bad; pretty good

不错 is a polite and friendly way to say someone looks good.

Example

你看起来也不错。

You also look pretty good.

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