passable; acceptable; reasonable
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
passable; acceptable; reasonably good; justifiable
Used to describe something that meets basic standards or is moderately satisfactory, though not excellent. Often appears as a predicate after '还' or in comparative contexts.
Qíng情
miàn面
shàng上
shuō说
de得
guò过
qù去
。
It's justifiable in terms of social obligations.
Zhè这
ge个
huó活
r儿
wǒ我
zuò做
de得
hái还
shuō说
de得
guò过
qù去
ba吧
。
I did a passable job on this task, I suppose.
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Tā他
de的
chéng成
jī绩
suī虽
rán然
bù不
suàn算
yōu优
xiù秀
，
dàn但
yě也
shuō说
de得
guò过
qù去
。
His grades aren't excellent, but they're acceptable.
Zhè这
tào套
yī衣
fu服
de的
zhì质
liàng量
hái还
shuō说
de得
guò过
qù去
，
duì对
de得
qǐ起
zhè这
gè个
jià价
gé格
。
The quality of this outfit is reasonable and matches the price.