A1 · reviewed · real-chinese
听起来不错。
。 Sounds good.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next听起来不错。 02 What does 听起来不错。 mean?听起来 means sounds; 不错 means not bad or good.
PracticeSounds good. 03 Fill the pinyin for 不错。不 changes to bú before fourth-tone 错.
Practicebú cuò 04 Does 听起来不错 always mean final agreement?It is positive, but it can be softer than a final yes.
PracticeNo.Scene
When to use it
Responding positively to a suggestion, plan, restaurant, or idea.
Risk
safe
If you already decided, say 可以 or 我同意. 听起来不错 can still sound like soft approval.
Literal
Hearing up not bad.
听起来不错 is natural for evaluating an idea before fully committing. It is more flexible than only saying 好.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 听起来不错。 mean?
Answer: Sounds good.
听起来 means sounds; 不错 means not bad or good.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 不错。
Answer: bú cuò
不 changes to bú before fourth-tone 错.
Practice this prompt03 · Does 听起来不错 always mean final agreement?
Answer: No.
It is positive, but it can be softer than a final yes.
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