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不好
bùhǎo
1. no good
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
好
hǎo
good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (7)

不好说
bùhǎoshuō
hard to say
不好惹
bùhǎorě
not to be trifled with
好不好
hǎobuhǎo
(coll.) all right?
搞不好
gǎobuhǎo
(coll.) maybe
不好受
bùhǎoshòu
unpleasant
不好意思
bùhǎoyìsi
to feel embarrassed
眼神不好
yǎnshénbùhǎo
to have poor eyesight

Example Sentences (2)

是啊，咖啡喝多了对身体不好。
Shì a, kāfēi hē duō le duì shēntǐ bù hǎo.
Yeah, drinking too much coffee is bad for the body.
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是啊，我觉得听和说还可以，读和写不好，很多字我都不知道什么意思。
Shì a, wǒ juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo, hěn duō zì wǒ dōu bù zhīdào shénme yìsi.
Yeah, I think listening and speaking are okay, but reading and writing are not good. I don't know what many characters mean.
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
437 of 84,292