I want a
decent job.
我想要一个体面的工作。
He has
decent behavior which makes him a gentleman.
他举止得体，是一个绅士。
We should wear casual but
decent clothes.
我们可以穿休闲但得体的衣服。
There are no
decent schools round here.
附近没有什么像样的学校。
The restaurant offers
decent food at reasonable prices.
这家餐厅提供的食物质量尚可，价格公道。
She's a
decent person, always willing to lend a helping hand.
她是个好人，总是愿意伸出援手。
The weather is
decent today; we can go for a walk in the park.
今天天气不错，我们可以去公园散步。
He gave a
decent performance in the play, despite being a first-time actor.
尽管是首次登台，他在剧中的表现还算不错。
They've settled into their new home quite
decently.
他们已经很好地适应了新家。
It's a
decent-sized apartment with plenty of natural light.
这是一个大小适中、采光良好的公寓。
The library has a
decent collection of books on history.
图书馆的历史书籍收藏还不错。
She won a
decent prize in the painting competition.
她在绘画比赛中获得了不错的奖项。
His salary is
decent, considering his experience and education.
考虑到他的经验和教育，他的薪水算是合理的。
The internet connection in this hotel is
decent, which is a relief.
这家酒店的网络连接还不错，这让人松了口气。
A cross-country comparison suggests that China's demand for steel and iron ore may plateau and stay at decent levels in the next few years, a process that will also accelerate the global green transition, he added.
他补充道，一项跨国比较表明，中国对钢铁和铁矿石的需求可能在未来几年趋于平稳并保持在合理水平，这一过程也将加速全球绿色转型。
We've observed that the sectors that opened up, such as the auto sector, have become more competitive and have enjoyed decent growth.
我们观察到，开放的行业，如汽车行业，已经变得更有竞争力，并实现了可观的增长。
"Today, I have a decent job and income with my professional skills.
“今天，凭借我的专业技能，我有了一份体面的工作和收入。
He said that China's proposal to explore third-party market cooperation can also generate decent financial returns for companies specializing in services, project contracting, equipment and material supply in both developed and developing economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, without any clash of interests.
他认为，中国提出的第三方市场合作方案，也可让“一带一路”沿线发达国家和发展中国家里，从事服务、工程承包、设备和物资供应等业务的企业，都能获得不错的投资回报，而且各方利益并不冲突。
He said that China's proposal to explore third-party market cooperation can also generate decent financial returns for companies from areas such as services, project contracting, equipment and material supply in both developed and developing economies involved in the BRI, without any clash of interests.
他认为，中国提出的开展第三方市场合作的提议，也可以为“一带一路”沿线发达国家和发展中国家的服务业、项目承包、设备和物资供应等领域企业带来良好的经济效益，而且不涉及各方的利益冲突。
China's proposal to explore third-party market cooperation can also generate decent financial returns for companies from areas such as services, project contracting, equipment and material supply in both developed and developing economies involved in the BRI, without causing a clash of interests, he said.
他说，中国提出的第三方市场合作方案，也可让一带一路倡议涉及的发达国家和发展中国家在服务、项目承包、设备和物资供应等领域的公司取得可观的经济效益，同时避免利益冲突。
Automakers, engineering enterprises and shipbuilders major beneficiariesAfter months of losses caused by factors such as COVID-19 and declining global demand, State-owned manufacturers have managed decent export business volume since the second quarter, said business executives.
Saying that the crisis has highlighted many Britons still remain stuck in a digital slow lane, Zhang said Huawei is helping to turn that around so that no one is left without a decent connection.
"Jollychic offered me a decent job and, in a sense, a nice family too.
"We beat them by selling at decent prices and relying on our own brands," said Wang Ning, founder and CEO of Beijing Pop Mart Culture and Creative Co Ltd. "We are not selling copies of popular toys.
Many domestic companies are seeking new materials and solutions to get products to market faster with decent prices, to improve their asset utilization and cut associated risks.
While Li was distressed about not having a decent photo for her resume since she was hunting for a job, a friend suggested her going to Elefoto, a young photography studio, which in hindsight turned out to be a lifesaver for her.
Li is just one of the several Chinese consumers who are in need of a decent portrait to look for a job and for other purposes, including ID photos, wedding registration pictures and business portraits.
Environmentally friendly EVs are a decent option for them, said Dong Jinggui, chairman of Wuxi-based Yadea.
"People thought I was crazy to leave a decent job in a big city to go back to selling chalk in a small, remote village, where my parents had worked hard to pay for my tuition so that I could leave," he laughed.
"Bank officials always ask me why I don' rent a better and more decent office," said Zhao Yanhui, chairman of Vzoom.
After the sensational debut, perday deals have settled to a decent number.
The immediate prospects for that, however, are not good: Prices are sky-high for businesses possessing decent long-term prospects," Buffett said in his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, a Nebraska-based conglomerate that he takes charge.
This ability to strike a decent balance has held her, and her employer, in good stead.
If you crave a decent bowl of wonton noodle soup, go to a special eatery.
"Last year, China contributed a decent portion of the company's global revenue.
"It was a decent job at that time.
Manufacturing is seen as the path to guaranteeing more sustainable growth and creating structural reforms and decent jobs for the continent's largely youthful population.
Luckin Coffee said their secret ingredient for creating "a decent cup of coffee" is their select Arabica coffee beans, world-leading coffee machines and professional baristas.
However, despite the new market conditions, some residential, office and hotel properties remain vacant, while many young people in cities don't have decent places to live.
"With a sizable fan base, influencers are more likely to endorse brands and even jumpstart a pay-per-view model, which would in turn bring them more decent financial returns," Zhang said.
"Xiaomi has worked on Spanish market for several years, and we've already got a group of Mi Fans and decent reputation in Spain, but people could only buy our products online.
Now, China has the opportunity to leapfrog others and set an example for the world in providing its people with a decent and affluent life while protecting the environment.
Another factory worker Zahura said that apart from her decent salary, she is also given performance bonuses.
But it is finding it hard to sell the stores at a decent price or even find a proper buyer at a time when the hypermarket format is no longer attractive to local consumers.
"These projects can also generate decent financial returns in the long run, because many foreign clients and partners need to minimize utility and maintenance costs," said Zhao Ying, a researcher at the institute of industrial economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.
Decent life for villagersThe farm at Koryukovka, nearly 300 kilometers north of the Ukrainian capital, is one of the two agricultural enterprises managed by Fanda.
Kang predicted that consumption will maintain decent growth in the next stage, as there are many favorable conditions to support its continuous recovery.
Earning a decent salary, he has been able to purchase land and run a livestock business, too.
"Working for the SGR has improved my lifestyle and I look forward to furthering my education so that I can be in the company's top management," Murithi said, adding that he is determined to help more young people pursue decent, life-changing careers.
"When I came to Yangpu two years ago, I couldn't even find a decent place for a cup of coffee," recalled Marco Cheung from Hong Kong, who runs the French-style restaurant.
"The APEC has some policy options — spanning from support for access to decent work to comprehensive structural reforms — to ensure that "we have policies that promote sustainable practices and social safety nets", Maria said.
Zhao Jie, a soon-to-be graduate at a university in Anqing, Anhui province, said finding a decent job has not been easy.
As durians enter their peak season for ripeness and sales, Liu Yudong, an importer of Southeast Asian fruits in Southwest China's Yunnan province, anticipates a productive year with decent profits.
The data, experts said, imply a decent GDP growth in the first quarter of the year, which may further accelerate in the second one.
"Despite a global slump, China's economy is forging ahead at a decent pace as new drivers of economic growth have emerged," said Zhu Min, vice-chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, at the Boao Forum for Asia's annual conference on Wednesday.
Mike Shiao, Invesco's chief investment officer of Asia excluding Japan, said the global investment management company anticipates a further upside in the Chinese economy and decent company earnings recovery this year.
While China may still face challenges such as supply chain disruption by the pandemic and emerging inflationary pressure in 2023, Yu said he believed that the world's second-largest economy will gradually return to a decent growth trajectory in line with its potential.
There is good reason for foreign firms to do so, market mavens said, underlining that in the current fraught global scenario, the Chinese market represents a solid opportunity to earn decent returns on big-ticket investments.
China is firmly committed to cultivating new growth drivers to address challenges from both home and abroad, securing a decent growth for this year and fostering high-quality development for the future.
"The supportive measures introduced by local governments, along with better COVID-19 control, helped China's home market stage a decent performance in June," said Chen Xiao, senior analyst with the Zhuge Real Estate Data Research Center.
People achieve decent lives with hard work rather than the job itself.
They have actively participated in global efforts to tackle serious issues such as climate change, gender equality, decent work in supply chains, as well as sustainable infrastructure and investment, she said.
According to the UN Sustainable Development Report of 2021, China ranked 57th globally in terms of sustainable development, which counts ending poverty, gender equality, good health and wellbeing, quality education, decent work and economic growth, as well as climate action, among its goals.
However, if China's economy maintains steady growth and offers decent investment returns, the risk of capital outflows will ease," he said.
Robin Xing, chief China economist at Morgan Stanley, said he expects China to see rising but manageable capital outflow pressure as the country maintains a decent real rate differential with the US.
China should implement expansionary policies as soon as possible to sustain signs of recovery, as its decent economic performance in the first two months of this year was not easily achieved and the country may face fairly huge risks and challenges going forward.
Government work reports at provincial and municipality levels have shown that in 2021, the tax cuts reached a certain (decent) level," Shi said.
Industry makes decent and steady recovery, demonstrating resilienceChina will make efforts to enhance policy adjustments and strive to keep its industrial performance at a reasonable level as the nation is on track to meet its annual growth target despite mounting uncertainties, officials and experts said on Tuesday.
I have made a decent living by planting rice in Wanbao," farmer Milagre Abel Massingue said proudly of the dramatic changes in his life.
"China is still on track for decent GDP growth over the next decade," she said, pointing to increasing purchasing power by the middle class.
Moreover, as high-tech products evolve rapidly, the companies concerned must ensure huge R&D investments to maintain the advantages of their products, which requires the companies to make a decent profit.
The country's gross domestic product growth registered a decent rate of 4.9 percent year-on-year in Q3, a further expansion following the second quarter's 3.2 percent, as COVID-19 has been tamed and activities normalized amid growing domestic demand and consumption thanks to the government's strong stimulus measures.
Even during COVID-19 and the past two years when market performance wasn't that good, I managed to land pretty decent deals," she said.
In addition, he has improved his financial standing, thanks to a decent monthly salary that has enabled him to purchase land in his ancestral village and run a livestock business as a side gig.
To help enterprises restore their operations to normalcy amid the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry, and also solve employees' demand for decent accommodation, the Jinan Innovation Zone decided to transform the former Fangcang Shelter Hospital into flats for skilled professionals, the local Jinan Daily reported.
But sustained supportive measures for the rental housing market through 2022 sought to meet the challenge of providing decent accommodation for in-demand skilled professionals.
"Thanks to the ready-made food I had purchased online, we enjoyed a decent Spring Festival dinner," said Chen, who lives in East China's Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province.
You can buy a decent one for about 3,000 yuan ($444).
Every snap has to be composed well and technically decent.
From a long-term perspective, the future growth and sustainability of China's mother and infant market are decent, and there are vast business opportunities ahead.
Travelers care about the comfort level of camping, and they care more if they could take decent pictures at the campsites.
Such scenes have become increasingly typical in pet shops across China, where consumers are willing to spend decent money on pet-related services, including pet grooming, hygienic care and even something akin to makeovers.
Sheng Xiuxiu, research director of JLL China's residential sector, said, "Key factors for the real estate sector are now the nation's pursuit of common prosperity, the guideline that 'houses are for living in, not for speculation', and giving people decent homes to live in.
"Some parents fear less work may make their children incapable of performing well in exams, and are worried that failure to pass the high school entrance exam will push their children to attend vocational training schools, which are considered less capable of guaranteeing decent jobs and broader views," he said.
“有些家长担心，学习负担减轻可能会使孩子在考试中表现欠佳，同时担忧如果未能通过中考，孩子将被迫进入职业培训学校就读，而这类学校被认为难以确保孩子将来获得体面的工作和开阔的视野，”他说。
"However, the industry still faces challenge as there are quite a number of unqualified counselors, and even psychologists, who lack decent educational background or good practicing performance, but are still working to offer consultation or treatment to patients," he said.
“然而，该行业仍面临挑战，因为存在大量不具备合格资质的咨询师，甚至包括一些缺乏良好教育背景或优秀从业表现的心理学家，他们仍在为患者提供咨询或治疗服务，”他说。
"Retailers can make a decent profit from contributing to the green economy," said Li Jincan, an analyst at the LeadLeo Research Institute, a market research provider.
零售商可以通过对绿色经济的贡献获得可观的利润，"市场研究提供商LeadLeo研究所的分析师李金灿表示。
Li Chun, the school's headmaster, said they offer free training to students in entry and mid-level classes, and introduce students to jobs providing decent incomes in Beijing and other cities for free.
校长李春表示，他们为入门和中级班的学生提供免费培训，并免费介绍学生到北京和其他城市从事收入不错的工作。
Some of the poverty-stricken families now eke out a decent livelihood from tourism-related activities.
一些贫困家庭现在依靠与旅游业相关的活动勉强维持生计。
They will also have to contend with the onerous task of finding a decent home in a convenient location at an affordable rent.
Many friends did not understand my choice because I already had a decent job with very good pay at that time.
Wu used to work in Suzhou and made an annual income of some 100,000 yuan ($14,164), which was enough for him to have a decent city life.
The three carriers posted decent financial performance last year.
HANGZHOU－China's used goods market continues to thrive as more young Chinese cast away old thinking of rejecting second-hand stuff and embrace online platforms that offer decent value at cheaper prices.
It usually generates unexpected market feedback and decent sales both at home and abroad," he said.
Demand for such services among young Chinese is growing on the back of a decent start three years ago.
She believes ordinary people have a decent chance now to buy or change homes.
I'm happy to finally find a decent place for my cat to stay, after two weeks on the waiting list.
Such services are becoming more common to people like Liu, who earn decent money from a good job, are single, and so are free from the pressure of raising a child.
"Asked why people prefer to eat at restaurants in hotels, Stoverink said: "Hotels not only maintain the features of restaurants like frequent product updates, innovative dishes and operating efficiency, they also use high-quality food materials, hire excellent chefs, maintain strict food safety standards, offer considerate service and present a decent environment.
In early February, TCab completed a 100-million-yuan pre-A round of financing led by investment fund Grand Flight and followed by Kunlun Capital, Korean Investment Partners, Blue Run Ventures and Decent Capital — the latter two of which are current shareholders of TCab.
Major international brands saw decent performances as well in 2023.
Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of the CAAM, said the performance is decent considering the high comparative base in the same month last year.
Tesla maintained its decent growth as well.
Liu said Europe is seeing a roughly 20 percent year-on-year rise in NEV sales, and the model is to offer gasoline car owners a decent alternative if they wish to go electric.
Private Chinese carmakers did a decent job as well.
The NEV segment has been growing fast in China, as more and more private car owners are considering such vehicles as decent alternatives to gasoline vehicles.
For the price of an entry-level BMW or Audi, you can have a decent RV that can take you around and meet your basic needs," said Yu.
As electric vehicles are no longer toys of the rich, carmakers have turned to less expensive batteries that power a shorter but still decent range.
Last year, FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC-Volkswagen combined sold over 4 million vehicles bearing Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda marques, generating a decent chunk of the carmaker's global sales and profit.
I'm not sure if that is such a bad thing, as long as society finds ways to re-skill and re-deploy cabbies elsewhere so they could continue to earn a decent livelihood, in line with the nation's "six priorities".
Added to this, as scientists develop batteries with longer ranges, it becomes harder for second-hand electric cars to fetch a decent price compared to gasoline ones.
Nio, which has 132 stations across 58 cities serving only private cars, are doing a decent business too.
Retail growth in China's auto market rose to -5.6 percent in April, the second high in the past 20 months — a decent performance showing the market is in recovery, according to the China Passenger Car Association on Monday.
Its electric cars and pickups saw decent sales as well.