How to Say ‘The project is going pretty well.’ in Simplified Chinese
项目进展还不错。
xiàng mù jìn zhǎn hái bù cuò
[xiàngmù jìnzhǎn hái boo tswaw]
Phrase Breakdown
项目进展
xiàng mù jìn zhǎn
the project's progress
进展 (jìnzhǎn) means 'progress'. It follows 项目 directly, with no 的.
项目进展很快。
The project is progressing quickly.
Words in this phrase
项目
xiàng mù
[xiàngmù]
project
A planned piece of work with a goal, often done by a team at work.
项目下个月开始。
The project starts next month.
进展
jìn zhǎn
[jìnzhǎn]
progress
How far a piece of work has moved forward; also used as a verb meaning to make progress.
工作进展很快。
The work is progressing quickly.
还不错。
hái bù cuò
is pretty good
还不错 (hái búcuò) means 'not bad' or 'pretty good'. 不 changes to bú before the fourth-tone 错.
这家饭馆还不错。
This restaurant is pretty good.
Words in this phrase
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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