不
怎
么

Not very in Chinese: 不怎么 (bù zěn me)

bù zěn me

not very

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 不怎麼1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1not very
  2. 2not particularly

Stroke order

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不
怎
么

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄣˇ

zěn

ㄗ/ zㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

˙ㄇㄜ

me

˙/ neutral toneㄇ/ mㄜ/ e

Simplified & traditional

不怎么

Simplified

不怎麼

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我不怎么喜欢吃辣的菜。

    wǒ bù zěn me xǐ huan chī là de cài。

    I don't particularly like spicy food.

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Related words

不

bù

no

什么

shén me

what?

怎么

zěn me

how?

多么

duō me

how (wonderful etc)

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

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