你这个人不错 是个好人
“You're a decent guy. A good person.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But you— you just wish you'd paid in installments.”
你 这个人 不错 是个 好人
“You're a decent guy. A good person.”
“You deserve someone better. Flattering me right now isn't going to help.”
“You're such a nice guy, so please cut me some slack on this deal.”
Praising someone as a 'good person' in Chinese negotiation or dating often functions as a prelude to a rejection or a way to disarm them before asking a favor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a decent person / a good sort
A very common colloquial praise to acknowledge someone's good character or agreeableness.
is a good person
Can mean genuine praise, but in modern slang can also verge on 'friend-zoning' or manipulative flattery.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're actually quite nice.”
“You're a girl with a kind heart and a pretty face.”
“He's decent and low-key.”