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Not Really That Good 不怎么样

The new restaurant? 不怎么样—not that great. 好不容易, on the other hand, says something finally happened after a struggle or a long wait. And 那倒也是 lets you concede that the other person has a fair point.

这家餐厅的菜不怎么样。
zhè jiā cāntīng de cài bùzěnmeyàng.
The food at this restaurant is not very good.
那份数学功课比我想像中容易。
nà fèn shùxué gōngkè bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng róngyì。
That math assignment is easier than I expected.
你们好吗?
nǐmen hǎo ma?
How is it going?
他不在。
tā bùzài。
He isn't here.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
bùzěnmeyàng
not up to much; just so-so
hǎo
good
bù
not; no
róngyì
easy
yě
also; too
shì
to be (am, is, are)
bùzěnme
not very; not particularly
zěnmeyàng
how about it; how is it
nǐmen
you (plural)
gōngkè
homework; schoolwork
zěnme
how
cāntīng
dining hall; restaurant
hǎoróngyì
with great difficulty; finally
hǎobùróngyì
with great difficulty; finally
bùyīhuìr
in a moment
yuèláiyuè
more and more
kànqǐlái
looks like; it seems
shíjìshàng
in fact; actually
sǐ
to die; dead
kànshàngqù
looks (like)

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