(méi cuò) - not bad, pretty good, correct in Mandarin
méicuòTraditional: 沒錯
HSK 2
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Translation
not bad, pretty good, correct
Word origin
没错 (méi cuò) 'correct, not bad' literally means 'no mistake': 没 'not, lack' negates 错 'mistake, wrong'. 错 is a phono-semantic compound with the metal radical 钅and 昔 (xī) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 没 (not) + 错 (mistake)
Stroke order
没
错
Examples
。
Your answer is correct.
。
What he said is correct.
。
This idea is not bad.
，。
That's right, this is the shop.
。
What you said is correct.
没错 (méi cuò) means not bad, pretty good, correct. It is used as a other in everyday Mandarin speech.
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