English–Chinese
“not very” in Chinese
How to say “not very” in Chinese
“Not very” in Chinese is 不大 (bù dà).
A small reduction in how strongly an action or quality is presented.
Example sentences with 不大
她不大说话。tā bú dà shuō huà
She does not talk very much.
Tips for using 不大
- Chinese places this degree marker directly before the word it affects, including a verb, which differs from the usual position of similar modifiers in English.
Other Chinese words for “not very”
这件衣服不太贵。zhè jiàn yī fú bú tài guì
This piece of clothing isn't very expensive.
他不怎么喜欢运动。tā bù zěn me xǐ huān yùn dòng
He doesn't like exercise very much.