Chinese phrase

我不擅长〜 wǒ bú shàn cháng 〜

Meaning

I'm not very good at ___

When to use it

Says the speaker is not very good at a task or activity. It gently describes a limitation and can introduce a refusal or a suggestion that someone else do it.

Example dialogue

这个报告谁来写? zhè ge bào gào shuí lái xiě

Who will write this report?

我不擅长写报告,能不能请小李负责? wǒ bú shàn cháng xiě bào gào néng bù néng qǐng xiǎo lǐ fù zé

I'm not good at writing reports. Could we ask Xiao Li to handle it?

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