不妙

bù miào · bu miao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (of a turn of events) not too encouraging
  2. far from good
  3. anything but reassuring

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)一(yí)看(kàn)情(qíng)况(kuàng)不(bú)妙(miào),就(jiù)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)离(lí)开(kāi)了(le)。

As soon as he saw that the situation was not good, he hurriedly left.

02

天(tiān)气(qì)预(yù)报(bào)说(shuō)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)有(yǒu)暴(bào)雨(yǔ),听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)不(bú)妙(miào)。

The weather forecast says there will be a rainstorm tonight; it sounds anything but reassuring.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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