How to say “my Chinese is not good” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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不 keeps its falling bù because 好 is a third tone. Chinese speakers will often reply 你的中文很好 (nǐ de zhōngwén hěn hǎo) out of politeness; the modest comeback is 哪里哪里 (nǎlǐ nǎlǐ), 'oh, not at all'.
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Wǒ de zhōngwén bù hǎo, qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn.
My Chinese isn't good, please speak slowly.
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How do you say "my Chinese is not good" in Chinese?+
"my Chinese is not good" in Mandarin Chinese is 我的中文不好, pronounced wǒ de zhōngwén bù hǎo. 不 keeps its falling bù because 好 is a third tone. Chinese speakers will often reply 你的中文很好 (nǐ de zhōngwén hěn hǎo) out of politeness; the modest comeback is 哪里哪里 (nǎlǐ nǎlǐ), 'oh, not at all'.
What does 我的中文不好 mean literally?+
我的中文不好 breaks down as 我的 (wǒ de) = my, 中文 (zhōngwén) = Chinese (language), 不 (bù) = not, 好 (hǎo) = good. Together it means "my Chinese is not good".
How do I get the tones right in wǒ de zhōngwén bù hǎo?+
不 keeps its falling bù because 好 is a third tone. Chinese speakers will often reply 你的中文很好 (nǐ de zhōngwén hěn hǎo) out of politeness; the modest comeback is 哪里哪里 (nǎlǐ nǎlǐ), 'oh, not at all'.
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