B1 · Grammar reference · ASGVYIZT
Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme"
When you use 不怎么 (bù zěnme) before an adjective, it means "not very." You might use it to say something like "not very good."
- Keywords
- 不怎么 · 不 · 怎么 · not very
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- Classification
- Adjectives · HSK0
Examples (10)
最近不怎么忙。
这里的冬天不怎么冷。
他们好像不怎么高兴。
这个学生不怎么努力。
那家餐厅不怎么干净。
这个老师不怎么专业。
你是不是昨天睡得不怎么好？
我不怎么喜欢咖啡。
他跟他父母长得不怎么像。
他去美国一年多了，不过不怎么想家。
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