不大

búdà

adverb HSK 1 #7,552

Meanings

1 not very
2 not often

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

这个房间不大。

Zhège fángjiān búdà.

This room isn't very big.

HSK 2

他不大喜欢运动。

Tā búdà xǐhuan yùndòng.

He doesn't really like sports.

HSK 2

最近他不大爱出门。

Zuìjìn tā búdà ài chūmén.

Lately he doesn’t much like going out.

Tips

usage

不大 as 'not very' is slightly more literary than 不太, which is more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

不 bù

大 dà