不怀好意

不懷好意

bùhuáihǎoyì

idiom

Meanings

Nà jǐ ge mòshēng rén kàn qǐlái bùhuáihǎoyì.

Those strangers look like they're up to no good.

Tā tūrán duì nǐ zhème rèqíng, wǒ kàn tā bùhuáihǎoyì.

He's suddenly being so friendly to you — I think he's got ulterior motives.

Zhè fèn hétong tiáokuǎn chùchù bùhuáihǎoyì, wǒmen děi zǐxì kànkan.

This contract's clauses reek of bad intent everywhere — we'd better read carefully.

usage

Describes people, smiles, gestures, or proposals that seem suspicious. Often paired with 看起来 / 分明 / 明显 to flag a gut read of the situation.

不 bù

怀 huái

好 hǎo

意 yì