II. Expressing something is passable or acceptable in Chinese with “还” ( hái)
1. Conversation
A:帮我看一下这件衣服怎么样。
[bāng wǒ kàn yíxià zhè jiàn yī fú zěn me yàng 。]What do you think of this garment?
B:颜色还可以,就是有点儿大。
[yán sè hái kě yǐ , jiù shì yǒu diǎnr dà 。]The color is OK, but it seems too large.
A:这件小的怎么样?
[zhè jiàn xiǎo de zěn me yàng ?]What about this small one?
B:这件不错,就买这件吧。
[zhè jiàn bù cuò , jiù mǎi zhè jiàn ba 。]This one is good. Take this one.
2. New Words
6.件 jiàn m (used for clothes among other items) piece
7.还 hái adv. passably, fairly
8. 可以 kěyǐ adj. not bad
9. 不错 búcuò adj. pretty good