How to Say ‘Don't really like’ in Simplified Chinese
不太喜欢
bù tài xǐ huān
[bù tie shee-hwan]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 不 is said (bú), not (bù), because it comes before the falling tone of 太 (tài). Saying 不太 instead of plain 不 softens the dislike to "not really".
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
太
tài
[tie]
too; very
Often used to strengthen adjectives. In 太好了, it means 'so' or 'really.'
今天还能订到位子，太好了。
It’s great that we can still book seats today.
喜欢
xǐ huān
[shee-hwan]
to like
A common verb meaning to like or be fond of something or someone.
我很喜欢阿根廷队。
I really like the Argentina team.
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