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还不错 in Context

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还不错

Usage 1 - "not bad, not too bad, good enough": 

*Sentence:

那个外国人说的中文还不错,很流利。

English:

That foreigner's Chinese is pretty good and fluent.  

Top-Down Words:

 流利 liúlì - fluent


Sentence:

这条鱼吃起来还不错。 

English:

This fish tastes quite good.

Top-Down Words:

条 tiáo - measure word for long, narrow, or thin things



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Rose Black

What is 起来's function in 这条鱼吃起来还不错?

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Mandarin Blueprint

Hey Rose, 起来 indicates the start of the action. The speaker is trying to emphasize that upon *starting* to eat the fish one can already tell it's 还不错.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eiOsaLY3Dg&t=2220s

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