HSK 6 grammar · pattern
不怎么样
不怎么样 — so-so / nothing special
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
不怎么样 is a set predicate meaning "not that good", "so-so", "nothing special". It comments that something is mediocre in a mild, understated way.
Examples
这家饭馆的菜不怎么样。
Zhè jiā fànguǎn de cài bù zěnmeyàng.
The food at this restaurant is nothing special.
那部电影不怎么样。
Nà bù diànyǐng bù zěnmeyàng.
That movie wasn't that good.
他的成绩不怎么样。
Tā de chéngjì bù zěnmeyàng.
His grades are so-so.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 不怎么样 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.