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How to Say ‘Nice work, send it to me this afternoon.’ in Simplified Chinese

做得不错，下午发给我吧。

zuò dé bù cuò xià wǔ fā gěi wǒ ba

[zuò duh boo tswaw xiàwǔ fah gay waw ba]

🇨🇳 In China: 不错 "not bad" is genuine praise from a Chinese boss. Understatement is the norm, so take it as a real compliment.

Phrase Breakdown

做得不错，

zuò dé bù cuò

well done

做 (do) + 得 (links the verb to how well it was done) + 不错 (not bad, good). 得 is light and unstressed: zuò de bú cuò.

Example

你做得不错。

You did a good job.

Words in this phrase

做

zuò

[zuò]

to do; to undergo (a test)

General verb; used with medical tests like 'do a test'.

Example

我明天做手术。

I'm having surgery tomorrow.

得

dé

[duh]

structural particle used after a verb

Used after a verb to introduce the result or degree, as in 'chat in a certain way.'

Example

我们聊得很开心，以后可以再见。

We chatted very happily and can meet again later.

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.

Example

这家公司的培训机会不错。

This company’s training opportunities are pretty good.

下午发给我吧。

xià wǔ fā gěi wǒ ba

send it to me in the afternoon

下午 (afternoon) + 发给我 (send to me) + 吧 (soft suggestion). 吧 is short and light.

Example

明天发给我吧。

Send it to me tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

下午

xià wǔ

[xiàwǔ]

afternoon

The time of day between noon and evening.

Example

我们下午见。

See you in the afternoon.

发给

fā gěi

[fah gay]

to send to

Means sending something and indicates the recipient with 给.

Example

我晚上把文件发给你。

I’ll send the document to you tonight.

我

wǒ

[waw]

First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.

Example

这个发展机会很适合我。

This development opportunity suits me very well.

吧

[ba]

(suggestion particle)

Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.

Example

我们走吧。

Let's go.

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