English Sentence:

This dish doesn't taste that great.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

這道菜的味道不怎麼樣。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

这道菜的味道不怎么样。

Pinyin:

zhe4 dao4 cai4 de5 wei4 dao4 bu4 zen3 me5 yang4.

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Words used:

 

zhè

1. this 2. these 3. such

Here: this

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dào

1. road, path 2. to say, to speak 3. (a measure word for dishes, ditch, channel) 4. reason, sense, morality 5. a method, a way 6. Tao, Taoism, Taoist religion 7. principle, truth

Here: (a measure word for dishes, ditch, channel)

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cài

1. dish, meal, cuisine 2. vegetables 3. [informal] one's type 4. (of one's skills etc) weak, poor

Here: dish, meal

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: (possessive particle)

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味道   味道

wèi dào

1. taste, flavor, flavour 2. smell

Here: taste, flavor, flavour

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不怎麼樣
不怎么样

bù zěn me yàng

so so, nothing great about it, not up to much

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