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不大

bù dà · bu da

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Meaning

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  1. not very
  2. not too
  3. not often
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Hotpot place

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不大(bùdà)喜欢(xǐhuan)吃(chī)辣(là)。

    I do not really like spicy food.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)点(diǎn)清汤锅(qīngtāngguō)吧(ba)。

    Then let's order the clear broth pot.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不大(bùdà)会(huì)用(yòng)筷子(kuàizi)夹(jiā)肉(ròu)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)。

    Okay. I am not very good with chopsticks, so you help me.

  4. Dengdeng

    没问题(méiwèntí)。哎(āi)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)来(lái)火锅店(huǒguōdiàn)？

    No problem. Hey, why did you come to a hotpot place?

  5. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)说(shuō)你(nǐ)不大(bùdà)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)别的(biéde)。

    Because you said you did not really want anything else.

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)不大(bùdà)会(huì)选(xuǎn)。

    Ha, neither of us is good at choosing.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)的(de)班(bān)不(bú)大(dà),只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)十(shí)一(yī)个(gè)学(xué)生(shēng).

My class is not very big; there are only 11 students.

Tatoeba: Chinese by al · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)不(bú)大(dà)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)周(zhōu)末(mò)加(jiā)班(bān)。

He doesn't much like working overtime on weekends.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

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