难吃 (nán) — tastes bad, not tasty, unpalatable

Definition

Plain adjective for food that tastes bad — everyday negative of 好吃, neither polite nor literary.

adjective
tastes badnot tastyunpalatable

Examples

  • 难吃
    Zhè ge cài zhēn de hěn nán.
    This dish really tastes bad.
  • 难吃
    Zhè jiā cān tīng de fàn tè bié nán, wǒ yǐ hòu bù lái le.
    The food at this restaurant is especially bad-tasting; I won't come again.
  • Mā ma zuò de cài yì diǎn yě bù nán, hěn hǎo chī.
    The food Mom makes isn't bad-tasting at all; it's very delicious.

Grammar

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