不好 (bùhǎo) — not good; bad in Mandarin
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#1134 most common word
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
不好 is pronounced bùhǎo. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
jīntiān tiānqì búhǎo。
The weather today is bad.
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What does 不好 mean?+
不好 (bùhǎo) means "not good; bad" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 不好?+
不好 is pronounced bùhǎo. It uses the tone 4 (falling), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 不好 in Mandarin?+
不好 is the #1134 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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