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不好

bù hǎo · bu hao

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Meaning

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  1. no good
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A bad signal

  1. Liangliang

    喂(wèi)？我(wǒ)这里(zhèlǐ)信号(xìnhào)不好(bùhǎo)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)得(de)到(dào)吗(ma)？

    Hello? The signal is bad here. Can you hear me?

  2. Dengdeng

    听(tīng)不(bù)到(dào)！是(shì)你(nǐ)那里(nàli)信号(xìnhào)不好(bùhǎo)吗(ma)？

    I can't hear you! Is the signal bad where you are?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)这里(zhèlǐ)不好(bùhǎo)。我(wǒ)走(zǒu)到(dào)外面(wàimiàn)试试(shìshì)。

    Yes, it is bad here. I will try going outside.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？声音(shēngyīn)好(hǎo)多(duō)了(le)。

    Where are you? Your voice is much better.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)。

    I'm behind you.

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)我(wǒ)后面(hòumian)？那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)打(dǎ)电话(diànhuà)？

    Behind me? Then why did you call?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)希(xī)望(wàng)抹(mǒ)去(qù)不(bù)好(hǎo)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)。

He wishes to erase bad memories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)不(bù)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)们(men)别(bié)去(qù)爬(pá)山(shān)了(le)。

The weather is bad today, so let's not go hiking.

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