English–Chinese
“not very good” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinbù zěn me yàng
Example
这道菜不怎么样。zhè dào cài bù zěn me yàng
This dish is not very good.
How to say “not very good” in Chinese
“Not very good” in Chinese is 不怎么样 (bù zěn me yàng).
A soft-edged negative verdict for something that misses the hoped-for standard.
Example sentences with 不怎么样
他的工作表现不怎么样，还需要改进。tā de gōng zuò biǎo xiàn bù zěn me yàng hái xū yào gǎi jìn
His work performance is not very good and still needs improvement.
Tips for using 不怎么样
- The phrase often works as conversational understatement, but its short and plain wording may still sound blunt in feedback, especially when the subject is someone's work.