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不妙 (bú miào): Not good (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bú • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bú
不
not; no
妙 • miào • wonderful, exquisite, clever • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
miào
妙
wonderful, exquisite, clever
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不妙.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
妙
巧妙
qiǎo miào
ingenious; clever
奇妙
qí miào
marvellous; wonderful; intriguing
美妙
měi miào
beautiful; splendid; wonderful
莫名其妙
mò míng qí miào
be baffled; be in a fog
微妙
wēi miào
Subtle / Exquisite
精妙
jīng miào
exquisite / ingenious
奥妙
ào miào
mystery; subtlety; profound secret
妙哉
miào zāi
Wonderful! / How marvelous!
4.
How to Use 不妙 in Sentences
Verb + Object
yù
预
gǎn
感
bú
不
miào
妙
neutral
have a bad premonition
gǎn
感
dào
到
bú
不
miào
妙
neutral
feel something is wrong
Subject + Verb
qíng
情
kuàng
况
bú
不
miào
妙
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 不妙
tiān
天
hēi
黑
le
了
,
bù
不
miào
妙
。
the situation is not good
xíng
形
shì
势
bú
不
miào
妙
formal
the situation is unfavorable
It's getting dark, that's not good.
tán
谈
pàn
判
xiàn
陷
rù
入
jiāng
僵
jú
局
,
xíng
形
shì
势
kāi
开
shǐ
始
xiǎn
显
de
得
bú
不
miào
妙
。
The negotiations have reached a deadlock, and the situation is starting to look not good.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
tā
他
de
的
chén
沉
mò
默
yǒu
有
xiē
些
wēi
微
miào
妙
de
的
bú
不
miào
妙
ma
吗
?
Don't you think his silence carries a subtle sense of not being good?
tiān
天
qì
气
yù
预
bào
报
shuō
说
xià
下
wǔ
午
yǒu
有
bào
暴
yǔ
雨
,
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
yě
野
cān
餐
jì
计
huà
划
kǒng
恐
pà
怕
bú
不
miào
妙
。
The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain this afternoon, so our picnic plan is probably not good.
zī
资
jīn
金
liàn
链
duàn
断
liè
裂
qiě
且
shì
市
chǎng
场
fǎn
反
yìng
应
lěng
冷
dàn
淡
,
gōng
公
sī
司
qián
前
jǐng
景
fēi
非
cháng
常
bú
不
miào
妙
。
With the capital chain broken and a lukewarm market response, the company's prospects are very not good.