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不怎么

bù zěn me · bu zen me

Traditional 不怎麼

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. not very
  2. not particularly
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The sleepy movie

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was the movie yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    不怎么(bùzěnme)好看(hǎokàn)，我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)一半(yībàn)就(jiù)睡(shuì)了(le)。

    Not very good. I fell asleep halfway.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？可是(kěshì)朋友(péngyou)说(shuō)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    Really? But my friends say it is great.

  4. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)椅子(yǐzi)不怎么(bùzěnme)舒服(shūfu)吧(ba)。

    Maybe the chairs were not very comfortable.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今晚(jīnwǎn)我们(wǒmen)在家(zàijiā)看(kàn)吧(ba)，沙发(shāfā)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)。

    Then let's watch it at home tonight. The sofa is comfortable.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)可能(kěnéng)又(yòu)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    OK, but I may fall asleep again.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)怎(zěn)么(me)想(xiǎng)住(zhù)在(zài)澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)。

I don't really want to live in Australia.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)不(bù)怎(zěn)么(me)可(kě)爱(ài)嘛(ma)。

It doesn't look so cute.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fengli · English by easononizuka · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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