Chinese phrase
中文不太好 zhōng wén bú tài hǎo
Meaning
My Chinese isn't very good
When to use it
Says that the speaker's Chinese ability is limited. It is a modest, polite way to mention this before asking for slower speech or simpler words.
Example dialogue
对不起，中文不太好，您可以说慢一点吗？ duì bù qǐ zhōng wén bú tài hǎo nín ké yǐ shuō màn yì diǎn ma
Sorry, my Chinese isn't very good, so could you speak a little more slowly?
没问题，我会放慢语速，先从这部分开始说明。 méi wèn tí wǒ huì fàng màn yǔ sù xiān cóng zhè bù fèn kāi shǐ shuō míng
No problem, I'll slow down and explain this part first.