不妙 (bú miào): (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

(of a turn of events) not too encouraging
far from good
anything but reassuring

Chinese explanation

指事情的发展或形势变得不好，让人担心，常表示情况可能变糟。例如事情不妙、感到不妙。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

HSK 6

clever

Example sentences

When he left home in the morning, he forgot to bring an umbrella. Halfway there, it suddenly started pouring rain. He felt that things were not looking good, so he quickly ran to a roadside shop to take shelter from the rain.

While cooking in the kitchen, Mom suddenly smelled something burning. She thought to herself that something was wrong and hurried over to turn off the gas stove.

Last night he stayed up late watching a ball game. In class today, he kept dozing off. When the teacher asked him a question, he couldn't answer. He felt things were not looking good and quickly apologized to the teacher.

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