Difference between revisions of "Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme""

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* [[Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)]] (pp. 139) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS →buy]

Revision as of 08:19, 16 May 2012

When you use 不怎么 (bù zěnme) in front of an adjective, it means "not very."

Structure

Object + 不怎么 + adjective

Examples

  • 你 这个 人 不怎么 好。
  • 我 觉得 这个 菜 不怎么 好吃。
  • 你的 孩子 不怎么 可爱。
  • 工作 进行 得 不怎么 顺利。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books