不错
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
不错 (bùcuò) · not bad
不错 (bùcuò) means “not bad; pretty good; correct”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 错 (wrong). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不错 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
错 cuò · wrong
What 错 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
Origin hint: Gold 钅 that once was 昔 but is lost (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个饭馆不错。Zhège fànguǎn bùcuò.This restaurant is pretty good.
你的汉语说得很不错！Nǐ de Hànyǔ shuō de hěn bùcuò!You speak Chinese quite well!
Questions about 不错
What does 不错 mean?
不错 (bùcuò) means “not bad; pretty good; correct”.
How do you pronounce 不错?
不错 is pronounced bùcuò.
Which HSK level is 不错?
不错 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
- 不太bùtàinot very
Learn 不错 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.