How to Say ‘It's pretty good’ in Simplified Chinese
还不错
hái bù cuò
[hái boo tswaw]
🇨🇳 In China: In a meeting, 还不错 is a modest way to say things are going well. It sounds better than claiming everything is perfect, because you aren't bragging in front of the boss.
Phrase Breakdown
还
hái
[hái]
fairly; quite
Softens an evaluation, meaning 'reasonably' or 'passably'.
这个菜还可以。
This dish is fairly okay.
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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