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Daily Chinese | How to say "so-so" in Chinese

Again for time to Daily Chinese, today let us teach you how to say "so-so" by authentic Chinese expressions.


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  • 一般yìbān/一般般yìbānbān

  • (just so so)


Example:

A:最近怎么样?

     How is it going recently?

     Zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?

B:很一般。

     Just so so.

     Hěn yìbān.


A:你觉得这个菜的味道怎么样?

What do you think of the taste of this dish?

Nǐ juéde zhè ge cài de wèidao zěnmeyàng?

B:一般般。

     Just so so.

     Yìbānbān. 


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  • 还可以háikěyǐ/还行háixíng

  • (not bad)


Example:

A:下周的天气好吗?

     How’s the weather next week?

     Xiàzhōu de tiānqì hǎoma?

B:还可以。

     Not bad.

     Háikěyǐ.


  • 很普通hěnpǔtōng

  • (just average)


Example:

A:这件T恤怎么样?

    How about this T-shirt?

    Zhèjiàn T xù zěnmeyàng?

B:我觉得很普通。

     I think just average.

     Wǒ juéde hěnpǔtōng.


  • 马马虎虎mǎmahūhu

  • (not very good, just passable)


Example:

A:你游泳游得怎么样?

     Are you a good swimmer?

     Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de zěnmeyàng?

B:马马虎虎,游得不远。

     Just so-so, I can’t swim far.

     Mǎmahūhu, yóu de bùyuǎn.


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