How to Say ‘Bad / not good’ in Traditional Chinese
不好
bù hǎo
[boo how]
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A negation word used to make the following idea negative.
在酒吧裡直接打擾別人不太好，所以先問一下比較禮貌。
At a bar, directly disturbing someone is not very good, so asking first is more polite.
好
hǎo
[how]
good; okay
Describes something as good, fine, or okay.
如果對方說這樣很好，那你就可以放心坐下。
If the other person says this is good, then you can sit down at ease.
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