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How to Say ‘Sounds good.’ in Traditional Chinese

聽起來不錯。

tīng qǐ lái bù cuò

[ting chee-lai boo-tswaw]

💬 Usage Tip: [聽起來] + description is a useful pattern for reacting to explanations or suggestions: [聽起來不錯], [聽起來很好]. It means "it sounds…" rather than literally about hearing a physical sound.

Phrase Breakdown

聽起來

tīng qǐ lái

[ting chee-lai]

sounds like

Used to say how something seems or sounds based on what you heard.

Example

這款摩卡聽起來很適合我,聽起來很香。

This mocha sounds like it suits me well; it sounds very fragrant.

不錯

bù cuò

[boo-tswaw]

not bad; pretty good

A common way to say something is good, nice, or acceptable.

Example

這杯卡布奇諾不錯,我下次還想點。

This cappuccino is pretty good; I want to order it again next time.

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