A1 · reviewed · real-chinese
不太方便。
。 That’s not very convenient.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next不太方便。 02 What does 不太方便 mean?It is a softer way to say a plan does not work.
PracticeThat’s not very convenient. 03 Fill the pinyin for 不太方便。不 changes to bú before the fourth tone 太.
Practicebú tài fāng biàn. 04 Which sounds softer: 不行 or 不太方便?不太方便 avoids a flat rejection.
Practice不太方便。Scene
When to use it
Softly saying a time, plan, or request does not work for you.
Risk
safe
Do not use it as a vague dodge forever. Offer another time if the relationship matters.
Literal
Not too convenient.
不太方便 is a safer refusal than a flat 不行. It is common in scheduling and social plans.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 不太方便 mean?
Answer: That’s not very convenient.
It is a softer way to say a plan does not work.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 不太方便。
Answer: bú tài fāng biàn.
不 changes to bú before the fourth tone 太.
Practice this prompt03 · Which sounds softer: 不行 or 不太方便?
Answer: 不太方便。
不太方便 avoids a flat rejection.
Practice this prompt