不
妙

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The word "不妙" is formed by directly combining the character "不", meaning "not", as a negative prefix with the character "妙", meaning "wonderful" or "excellent", to create a compound that literally signifies "not wonderful", thereby expressing the idea of something being unfavorable or bad.

Example Sentences Hide

天气看起来不妙。

Tiānqì kàn qǐlái bùmiào.

The weather looks bad.

他的表情很不妙。

Tā de biǎoqíng hěn bùmiào.

His expression is very bad.

比赛的结果可能不妙。

Bǐsài de jiéguǒ kěnéng bùmiào.

The result of the match might be bad.

听到这个消息，我感觉不妙。

Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, wǒ gǎnjué bùmiào.

Hearing this news, I feel that something is wrong.

如果继续这样下去，形势会非常不妙。

Rúguǒ jìxù zhèyàng xiàqù, xíngshì huì fēicháng bùmiào.

If things continue like this, the situation will become very bad.

Word Definition - 不妙

bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring

Individual Character Details

不 bù
妙 miào, miào