不怎么
bù zěn me
Pinyin

Definition

不怎么
 - 
bù zěn me
  1. not very
  2. not particularly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
怎么
zěn me
  1. 1 how?
  2. 2 what?
  3. 3 why?
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
不堪
bù kān
  1. 1 cannot bear
  2. 2 cannot stand
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
不如
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
不妨
bù fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in
  2. 2 might as well
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
不屑
bù xiè
  1. 1 to disdain to do sth
  2. 2 to think sth not worth doing
  3. 3 to feel it beneath one's dignity
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
不幸
bù xìng
  1. 1 misfortune
  2. 2 adversity
  3. 3 unfortunate
  4. 4 sad
  5. 5 unfortunately
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
不得不
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
不愧
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be
不舍
bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
一着不慎，满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
  1. 1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一蹶不振
yī jué bù zhèn
  1. 1 one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
  2. 2 ruined at a stroke
  3. 3 unable to recover after a minor hitch
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss

Sample Sentences

主管，我不怎么想帮他，因为他有点自以为是。
zhǔguǎn ，wǒ bùzěnme xiǎng bāng tā ，yīnwèi tā yǒudiǎn zìyǐwéishì 。
Mister, I don’t really want to help him, because he is a little bit self-righteous.
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不怎么
bùzěnme
Not really
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我认为李先生不怎么合适，我比较喜欢张小姐。
wǒ rènwéi Lǐ xiānsheng bùzěnme héshì ，wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan Zhāng xiǎojie 。
I don’t think Mr. Lee is that suitable for the role. I prefer Ms. Chang.
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这我不怎么熟悉。
zhè wǒ bùzěnme shúxī 。
I’m not that familiar with it.
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我帮公司制作了一支广告片，预算很低品质也不怎么样，但是一个明星在他的社群媒体分享了这支影片，居然在网上疯传，引起一阵旋风。
wǒ bāng gōngsī zhìzuò le yī zhī guǎnggào piàn ，yùsuàn hěn dī pǐnzhì yě bùzěnmeyàng ，dànshì yī gè míngxīng zài tā de shèqún méitǐ fēnxiǎng le zhè zhī yǐngpiàn ，jūrán zài wǎngshàng fēngchuán ，yǐnqǐ yīzhèn xuànfēng 。
I made an advertisement for my company, the budget was really low and it wasn't brilliant quality-wise, but a celebrity shared the advert on social media, and it ended up going viral, causing an online storm.
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我刚出社会的时候，不怎么会用电邮。老板就跟我说：“你没吃过猪肉，也见过猪跑吧！连发个电邮都不会。”
wǒ gāng chūshèhuì de shíhou ，bùzěnme huì yòng diànyóu 。lǎobǎn jiù gēn wǒ shuō ：“nǐ méichīguòzhūròu, yějiànguòzhūpǎo ba ！lián fā ge diànyóu dōu bùhuì 。”
When I first started working, I didn’t know how to use email. My boss said, ‘You should at least have had some common sense! How come you didn’t even know how to send an email?'
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你虽然平时话不多，人也长得不怎么样，但我觉得你挺有意思的。
nǐ suīrán píngshí huà bù duō ，rén yě cháng de bù zěnmeyàng ，dàn wǒ juéde nǐ tǐng yǒuyìsī de 。
Although you don't normally talk much and you're not exactly a looker, I think you're very interesting.
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他虽然学习很努力，但是成绩一直不怎么样。
tā suīrán xuéxí hěn nǔlì ，dànshì chéngjì yīzhí bù zěnmeyàng 。
Although he studies very hard, his grades have not been great.
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肯定不怎么样。估计都是味道怪怪的，跟吃药一样。
kěndìng bù zěnmeyàng 。gūjì dōu shì wèidao guàiguàide ，gēn chīyào yīyàng 。
It's definitely not very good. I bet the taste is strange and that it's like taking medicine.
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