(of a turn of events) not too encouraging in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 不妙 with this easy mnemonic:

This is not a very encouraging turn of events. Not (不) a single person would be clever (妙) enough to predict this.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 妙
• 不

• 不利
• 不错
• 决不
• 来不及
• 不许
• 对不起
• 不惜
• 不过
• 不能
• 不必
• 何不
• 美妙
• 不明
• 不足
• 不见
• 从不

The reading of 不妙 is bù miào.

You can remember how to say 不妙 with this useful mnemonic:

The cat that I imported from Budapest (bù) turned out to be a mouse (miào). How could this happen?

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like (of a turn of events) not too encouraging and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

Sign up to learn Mandarin vocabulary for free.

Some students wonder how difficult is it to learn mandarin chinese? Learning any language takes time and hard work, but the best way to learn mandarin online is by using spaced repetition, mnemonics, and gamification to learn basic Manadarin, conversational Mandarin, business Mandarin.

Is it possible to learn Mandarin? Definitely!

Sign up to learn Mandarin vocabulary for free.