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不妙

bù miào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

不妙 (bù miào) means "(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不妙 means

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

The characters in 不妙

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 妙miàoclever; wonderful

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