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- <p>You might be tempted to conclude that <span class="hanzi">不怎么</span> (<span class="pinyin">bù zěnme</span>) seems to mean "<b>not how</b>," but it actually means "<b>not often</b>" when used together with a verb.</p>
- <h2>Contents</h2>
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- <li>Structure<br/></li>
- <li>Examples<br/></li>
- <li>See also<br/></li>
- <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>
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- <li>Books<br/></li>
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- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p>When <span class="hanzi">不怎么</span> is used with a verb, it means that one <b>does not put a lot of time or energy into doing it</b>. In other words, the action is done "<b>not often</b>." When the verb is used with an object, it also means that the number (or quantity) is really small.</p>
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- Subj. + <span class="hanzist">不怎么</span> + Verb ( + Obj. )
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- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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- <li><span class="hanzi">他 不怎么 说话 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā bù zěnme xǐhuan shuōhuà.</span><br/><span> He doesn't like talking too much.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 老公 不怎么 做饭 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎogōng bù zěnme zuòfàn.</span><br/><span> My husband doesn't cook very often.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我们 不怎么 看 电视 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen bù zěnme kàn diànshì.</span><br/><span> We don't watch a lot of television.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 儿子 不怎么吃 零食 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ érzi bùzěnme chī língshí.</span><br/><span> My son doesn't eat snacks very often.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">老板 不怎么 来 办公室 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn bù zěnme lái bàngōngshì.</span><br/><span> My boss doesn't come to the office very often.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 好像 不怎么 喝酒 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ hǎoxiàng bù zěnme hējiǔ.</span><br/><span> It seems that you don't drink very often.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 同事 不怎么 去 健身 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ tóngshì bù zěnme qù jiànshēn.</span><br/><span> My colleagues don't go to the gym.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">新 室友 不怎么 跟 朋友 出去 玩 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Xīn shìyǒu bù zěnme gēn péngyou chūqù wán.</span><br/><span> The new roommate doesn't go out and have fun with her friends very often.</span></li>
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- <h2 id="usage-of-没怎么">Usage of <span class="hanzist">没怎么</span></h2>
- <p>Note that the examples below use <span class="hanzi">没</span> instead of <span class="hanzi">不</span>. This is because the verb uses or implies <span class="hanzi">有</span> and thus it uses the same <a href="Negation_of_"you"" title="wikilink">the 有 negation rules</a>.</p>
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- <li><span class="hanzi">他 没 怎么 说话 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā méi zěnme shuōhuà.</span><br/><span> He didn't say much.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 没 怎么 复习 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ méi zěnme fùxí.</span><br/><span> I didn't review much.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">开会 的 时候 ，我们 没 怎么 讨论 这 件 事 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Kāihuì de shíhou, wǒmen méi zěnme tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì.</span><br/><span> We didn't discuss this matter much when we were at the meeting.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">昨天 我 肚子 不 舒服 ，没 怎么 吃 东西 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zuótiān wǒ dùzi bù shūfu, méi zěnme chī dōngxi.</span><br/><span> I didn't feel well in the stomach yesterday, so I didn't eat much.</span></li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">今天 很 热 ，不过 我 没 怎么 出汗 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān hěn rè, bùguò wǒ méi zěnme chūhàn.</span><br/><span> It's hot today, but I didn't sweat much.</span></li>
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- <p>Lastly, make sure to use <span class="hanzi">不怎么</span> with a verb if you want it to mean "<b>not often</b>." Using it with an adjective gives it a <a href=""Not_very"_with_"bu_zenme"" title="wikilink">different meaning</a>.</p>
- <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
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- <li><a href="How_to_do_something_with_"zenme"" title="wikilink">How to do something with "zenme"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Asking_why_with_"zenme"" title="wikilink">Asking why with "zenme"</a></li>
- <li><a href=""Not_very"_with_"bu_zenme"" title="wikilink">"Not very" with "bu zenme"</a></li>
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- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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- <li>Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (pp. 139)</li>
- <li>现代汉语八百词 （p.652)</li>
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