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Expressing "not often" with 不怎么 ("bu4zen3me")

不怎么 bù zěnme

Verb
HSK 3

Structure

Subj. + 不怎么 + Verb

Definition

表示程度不高或频率不高，相当于‘不常’或‘不太’。

Indicates a low degree or low frequency, equivalent to 'not often' or 'not very'.

Usage

通常放在动词或形容词前面，表示否定动作的频率或状态的程度。

Usually placed before a verb or adjective to negate the frequency of an action or the degree of a state.

Examples

  • 1 我 不怎么 去 健身房。 (I don't go to the gym very often.)
  • 2 他 不怎么 吃 甜食。 (He doesn't eat sweets very often.)
  • 3 这 部 电影 不怎么 好看。 (This movie is not very good.)
  • 4 她 最近 不怎么 开心。 (She hasn't been very happy lately.)
  • 5 我们 不怎么 联系 了。 (We don't keep in touch much anymore.)

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