How to Say ‘Not bad!’ in Traditional Chinese
不錯喔！
bù cuò ō
[búcuò oh]
💬 Usage Tip: 喔 (o) at the end softens the line and adds warmth. It's very typical of Taiwanese speech.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 不錯 is real praise here, closer to "nice!" than a lukewarm "not bad."
Phrase Breakdown
不錯
bù cuò
[búcuò]
not bad; pretty good
A modest way to say something is good.
這家餐廳不錯。
This restaurant is pretty good.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; sentence particle
A friendly final particle that softens the tone and sounds warm or casual.
到時候見喔。
See you then.
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