湯姆的廚藝其實不那麼糟糕。

Tom's cooking was actually not so bad.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 廚藝 chúyì
  1. cooking skills
  2. culinary talent
4 其實 qíshí actually; in fact; really
5 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
6 那麼 nàme
  1. like that; in that way; to that extent
  2. (before a number) ... or so; about ...
  3. then; in that case
7 糟糕 zāogāo
  1. too bad
  2. how terrible
  3. what bad luck
  4. terrible
  5. bad