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Not up to much in Chinese: 不怎么样 (bù zěn me yàng)

bù zěn me yàng

not up to much

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 不怎麼樣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1not up to much
  2. 2very indifferent
  3. 3nothing great about it
  4. 4nothing good to be said about it

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不
怎
么
样

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄣˇ

zěn

ㄗ/ zㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

˙ㄇㄜ

me

˙/ neutral toneㄇ/ mㄜ/ e

ㄧㄤˋ

yàng

ㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

不怎么样

Simplified

不怎麼樣

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这家饭馆的菜味道不怎么样。

    zhè jiā fàn guǎn de cài wèi dào bù zěn me yàng。

    The food at this restaurant is nothing special.

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Related words

不

bù

no

样

yàng

manner

什么

shén me

what?

怎么

zěn me

how?

多么

duō me

how (wonderful etc)

一样

yī yàng

same

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

样子

yàng zi

appearance

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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