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差劲

chà jìn · cha jin

Traditional 差勁

Meaning

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  1. bad
  2. no good
  3. below average
  4. disappointing
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The slow restaurant

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)餐厅(cāntīng)的(de)服务(fúwù)太(tài)差劲(chàjìn)了(le)！

    The service at this restaurant is terrible!

  2. Liangliang

    怎么了(zěnmele)？

    What happened?

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)等(děng)了(le)四十分钟(sìshífēnzhōng)，菜(cài)还没(háiméi)来(lái)。

    We waited forty minutes and the food still isn't here.

  4. Liangliang

    太(tài)差劲(chàjìn)了(le)，我(wǒ)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)老板(lǎobǎn)。

    So bad. I'll go ask the boss.

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What did he say?

  6. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)厨师(chúshī)堵车(dǔchē)了(le)，让(ràng)我们(wǒmen)再(zài)等(děng)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    He says the chef is stuck in traffic and asks us to wait a bit more.

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01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)看(kàn)过(guò)的(de)最(zuì)差(chà)劲(jìn)的(de)电(diàn)影(yǐng)了(le)。

This is the worst movie I have ever seen.

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02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)服(fú)务(wù)太(tài)差(chà)劲(jìn)了(le)，我(wǒ)再(zài)也(yě)不(bù)来(lái)了(le)。

The service at this restaurant is terrible; I won't come again.

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