LEARN + CHINESE / 212 of 300 HSK 6
Not Much 不怎么
大家这说那说了半天，终于定下了计划. A这A那 can suggest scattered actions or details; 左A右B pairs sides or directions; 不怎么 softens a negative description, as in “not particularly busy.”
他并不怎么努力读书，但成绩却很好。
tā bìng bùzěnme nǔlì dúshū， dàn chéngjì què hěn hǎo。
He does not study very hard, but his grades are good.
这是你的吗？
zhè shì nǐ de ma？
Is it yours?
那你呢？
nà nǐ ne？
How about you?
门在左边。
mén zài zuǒbian。
The door is on the left.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
zhè | this |
nà | that |
zuǒ | left |
yòu | right (direction) |
bùzěnme | not very; not particularly |
nǔlì | hardworking; strive |
zuǒbian | left side |
zěnme | how |
chéngjì | grade; result; achievement |
dúshū | to study; read books |
liánxù | continuous; in a row |
dàfang | generous; tasteful |
xuǎnjǔ | to elect; election |
àilǐbùlǐ | to look cold and indifferent |
bànxìnbànyí | half believing, half doubting |
shānlǐng | mountain ridge; mountain range |
yīliánchuàn | a series of; a chain of |
zhànlì | to stand |
zhìwèn | to question; to interrogate |
zìyǎn | wording; diction |
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