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不赖

bù lài · bu lai

Traditional 不賴

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) not bad
  2. good
  3. fine
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The singer in the night market

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)里(lǐ)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)唱歌(chànggē)，你听(nǐtīng)！

    Someone is singing in the night market, listen!

  2. Liangliang

    唱(chàng)得(de)不赖(bùlài)！

    Not bad singing!

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)不赖(bùlài)，我们(wǒmen)过去(guòqù)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    Really not bad. Let's go over and see.

  4. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，那个(nàge)人(rén)好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)琦琦(qíqí)。

    Huh, that person looks like Qiqi.

  5. Qiqi

    你们好(nǐmenhǎo)！我(wǒ)最近(zuìjìn)在(zài)学(xué)唱歌(chànggē)，唱(chàng)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Hello! I have been learning to sing lately. How is it?

  6. Dengdeng

    不赖(bùlài)不赖(bùlài)，比(bǐ)我(wǒ)唱(chàng)得(de)好多了(hǎoduōle)。

    Not bad at all, much better than my singing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)饭(fàn)馆(guǎn)的(de)菜(cài)做(zuò)得(de)不(bú)赖(lài)。

The food at this small restaurant is pretty good.

02

你(nǐ)这(zhè)次(cì)考(kǎo)试(shì)的(de)成(chéng)绩(jì)不(bú)赖(lài)。

Your score on this exam is not bad.

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