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    Expressing "not very" with "bu tai"
    • Level A2 / HSK1
    • Level A2
    • Level HSK1
    • Similar to
      • Expressing "excessively" with "tai" (A1)
    • Similar to
      • Expressing "excessively" with "tai" (HSK1)
    • Used for Adding more explanation
    • Keywords 不, 太
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    You may be familiar with using 太 (tài) to express "too," such as when something is "too expensive" or "too hot." 不太 (bù tài) is a similar pattern for the negative, which just means "not very" or "not so" (literally "not too"). Note that this pattern does not normally use 了 (le).

    Contents

    • 1 不太 (bù tài) with Adjectives
      • 1.1 Structure
      • 1.2 Examples
    • 2 不太 (bù tài) with Verbs
      • 2.1 Structure
      • 2.2 Examples
    • 3 See also
    • 4 Sources and further reading
      • 4.1 Books

    不太 (bù tài) with Adjectives

    Structure

    Subj. + 不太 + Adj.

    Note: This pattern can also be used with non-adjectives. See below for more info.

    Examples

    • 我 家 不 太 大。Wǒ jiā bù tài dà.My house is not too big.
    • 那 个 地方 不 太 远。Nàge dìfang bù tài yuǎn.That place is not very far away.
    • 老板 今天 不 太 高兴。 Lǎobǎn jīntiān bù tài gāoxìng.The boss is not very happy today.
    • 这 个 店 的 衣服 不 太 贵。Zhège diàn de yīfu bù tài guì. The clothes in this shop are not too expensive.
    • 我 觉得 他 不 太 聪明。Wǒ juéde tā bù tài cōngming.I think he is not too smart.

    不太 (bù tài) with Verbs

    Structure

    This pattern can be used with some psychological verbs (e.g. 喜欢 (xǐhuan), 想 (xiǎng), 明白 (míngbai)), as is the case with the next examples. These verbs are relatively limited.

    Subj. + 不太 + Verb

    Examples

    • 我 不 太 懂 。Wǒ bù tài dǒng.I don't really understand.
    • 我 不 太 会 说 英语 。Wǒ bù tài huì shuō Yīngyǔ.I can't really speak English.
    • 他们 不 太 想 去 。 Tāmen bù tài xiǎng qù.They don't really want to go.
    • 我 哥哥 不 太 喜欢 他 的 工作 。Wǒ gēge bù tài xǐhuan tā de gōngzuò.My older brother doesn't really like his job.
    • 他 不 太 明白 老板 的 意思 。Tā bù tài míngbai lǎobǎn de yìsi. He didn't really understand what the boss meant.

    See also

    • Expressing "excessively" with tai

    Sources and further reading

    Books

    • Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 200) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy

    {{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1|180-181)　→buy

    • A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 109) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
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