How to Say ‘Pretty good.’ in Traditional Chinese
還不錯啊。
hái bù cuò a
[hái búcuò ah]
💬 Usage Tip: 還不錯 (hái bú cuò) literally reads "still not bad", but it means "pretty good". 不 becomes (bú) here because the next sound, (cuò), is a falling tone.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taiwanese people tend to play things down, so 還不錯 is the go-to modest answer even after a great weekend.
Phrase Breakdown
還
hái
[hái]
quite; fairly
Softens an adjective, meaning 'reasonably' or 'fairly'.
這家店還可以。
This shop is fairly okay.
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.
啊
a
[ah]
ah; sentence particle
A softening particle often used in friendly spoken responses like agreement.
好啊，到時候見。
Sure, see you then.
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