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不怎么 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不怎么 Usage and Examples

not very

not often

not really

她对她明年的计划不怎么明确。

She's a little vague about her plans for next year.

我并不怎么喜欢它。再说它太贵了。

I didn't like it that much. Also, it was much too expensive.

The characters in 不怎么

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
怎
zěn9how, what, why
么
me3interrogative particle

More words starting with 不

  • bù不 bèi被 cǎi采nà纳not adopted, not accepted
  • bù不yī一different, varied
  • bù不yí一huì会er儿soon, shortly
  • bù不yí一huì会er儿gōng功fū夫in a short while, in a moment
  • bù不yí一dìng定huì会chū出xiàn现de的not necessarily happen, may not happen
  • bù不yí一yàng样de的different, unique
  • bù不sān三bú不sì四de的Disreputable, Shady
  • bù不sān三bú不sì四de的rén人Disreputable people, Shady characters
  • bú不shàng上jìn进Unambitious, Unmotivated
  • bú不xià下cannot hold, cannot tolerate
  • bú不xià下táng堂Not divorce, Not dismiss
  • bù不yǔ与shì世sú俗tóng同liú流Not going with the flow, Not conforming

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Questions about 不怎么

What does 不怎么 mean in Chinese?

不怎么 (bù zěn me) means “not very, not often, not really”.

How do you pronounce 不怎么?

不怎么 is pronounced bù zěn me in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “not very” in Chinese?

“not very” is 不怎么 (bù zěn me) in Chinese.

How is 不怎么 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 不怎么, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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