不錯

See also: 不错

Chinese

not; no
 
mistake; error; blunder
mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong
trad. (不錯) 不 錯
simp. (不错) 不 错

Pronunciation


Adjective

不錯

  1. correct; right
    你說的不錯。/你说的不错。  ―  Nǐ shuō de bùcuò.  ―  What you said is right.
  2. (informal) not bad; pretty good
    你中文說得不錯。 [MSC, trad.]
    你中文说得不错。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zhōngwén shuō dé bùcuò. [Pinyin]
    Your Chinese is not bad.
    你眼光不錯嘛。/你眼光不错嘛。  ―  Nǐ yǎnguāng bùcuò ma.  ―  You have good taste.
    他筆底下不錯。/他笔底下不错。  ―  Tā bǐdǐxia bùcuò.  ―  He writes well.
    這主意聽起來不錯。 [MSC, trad.]
    这主意听起来不错。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè zhǔyì tīngqǐlai bùcuò. [Pinyin]
    That sounds like a good idea.

Usage notes

Usually used predicatively. However, in Taiwan, this word may be used before a verb to express that "it is quite good to do something", e.g. 不錯看/不错看 (bùcuò kàn, “quite good to watch”) instead of 看起來不錯/看起来不错 due to the influence of Hokkien.

Synonyms

  • (correct): (Cantonese) 冇錯/冇错; (Hakka) 無差/无差
  • (not bad):
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