HSK 2 · Qualities

不错

bú cuò

not bad; pretty good

Stroke order of 不错

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

不 · 4 strokes 错 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

Not (不) a mistake (错 gold-like 钅): not bad.

Parts: 不 not + 错 wrong (钅 metal + 昔)

The characters in 不错

不 bù — not; no (4 strokes)
错 cuò — wrong; mistake (13 strokes)

Example sentence

你的汉语很不错！

Your Chinese is pretty good!

Words with 不

不客气you're welcome 对不起sorry 不not; no 不大not very; not often 不用no need 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 不少quite a lot 不够not enough 不满dissatisfied 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 不一定not necessarily 差不多almost; about the same 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 不过but; however

Words with 错

错wrong; mistake 错误mistake; wrong

More words: Qualities

安静quiet 方便convenient 合适suitable 难看ugly 难听unpleasant to hear 脏dirty 低low 短short 轻light (in weight)平flat; level 高级advanced; high-level 中级intermediate 有意思interesting 特别special; especially 假fake; false

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