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Coffee Break Series: How to be Deliberately Vague, Part 2

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ID: 4518 Pre Intermediate
In today's lesson, we will learn some useful Chinese Language techniques. You will learn to understand "ways of gentility", which is often seen in a Chinese work environment.
Joshua,Alice
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
不太 bùtài not too; not really
不怎么 bùzěnme not very
没那么 méinàme not really; not that...; not so...
比较 bǐjiào to compare; to contrast; comparatively
不太
bùtài 不太
Not really
主管我不太想换到另一个团队您可以找别人吗
zhǔguǎn 主管wǒ 我bùtài 不太xiǎng 想huàn 换dào 到lìng 另yīgē 一个tuánduì 团队nín 您kěyǐ 可以zhǎo 找biéren 别人ma 吗
Mister, I don’t really feel like transferring to another team. Could you find someone else?
因为没有加班费所以我不太想加班
yīnwèi 因为méiyǒu 没有jiābānfèi 加班费suǒyǐ 所以wǒ 我bùtài 不太xiǎng 想jiābān 加班
Since there’s no overtime payment, I don’t really want to work overtime.
不怎么
bùzěnme 不怎么
Not really
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