不善

bùshàn
  1. bad
  2. ill
  3. not good at
  4. not to be pooh-poohed
  5. quite impressive

CEDICT

  1. (regional) extraordinary; impressive
  2. extraordinary; impressive
  3. not good; poor; insufficient
  4. to not be good at something

Wiktionary

  1. 不好。
  2. 不擅長。
  3. 形容一場惡戰。

重編國語辭典

Examples

他不善于记人名。

He's not good at remembering names.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 善 shàn
  1. good (virtuous)
  2. benevolent
  3. well-disposed
  4. good at sth
  5. to improve or perfect

Containing this entry

來者不善，善者不來 láizhěbùshàn,shànzhěbùlái
  1. He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
  2. Be careful not to trust foreigners.
  3. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
不善言辭 bùshànyáncí

Related entries

壞 huài
  1. bad
  2. spoiled
  3. broken
  4. to break down
  5. (suffix) to the utmost
你是个坏孩子。

You're a bad child.

Source: Tatoeba

寙 yǔ
  1. bad
  2. useless
  3. weak
差勁 chàjìn
  1. bad
  2. no good
  3. below average
  4. disappointing
汤姆是个差劲的教练。

Tom was a bad coach.

Source: Tatoeba

歹 dǎi
  1. bad
  2. wicked
  3. evil
  4. Kangxi radical 78
窳 yǔ
  1. bad
  2. useless
  3. weak
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