Chinese phrase

我的中文不好 wǒ de zhōng wén bù hǎo

Meaning

My Chinese isn't very good

When to use it

This says that the speaker's Chinese is not very good. It is a modest way to explain difficulty with Chinese, often before asking someone to speak more slowly.

Example dialogue

抱歉,我的中文不好,你能说慢一点吗? bào qiàn wǒ de zhōng wén bù hǎo nǐ néng shuō màn yì diǎn ma

Sorry, my Chinese isn't very good. Could you speak a little more slowly?

没问题,我会说慢一点。 méi wèn tí wǒ huì shuō màn yì diǎn

No problem, I'll speak a little more slowly.

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