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不是味儿
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不是味儿 [búshìwèir]
  1. 1. [verbal] not the right flavour; not quite right; a bit off
    这个菜炒得不是味儿
    This dish doesn't taste quite right.
    他的京剧唱得不是味儿
    The way he sings Beijing opera is a bit off.
  2. 2. [verbal] fishy; queer; amiss
    他的作风,我越看越不是味儿
    I feel more and more that there's something wrong with his way of doing things.
  3. 3. [verbal] feel bad; be upset
    听了他的话,我心里感到不是味儿
    I was upset by what he said.

Examples

这个菜炒得不是味儿
This dish doesn't taste quite right. 不是味儿
他的京剧唱得不是味儿
The way he sings Beijing opera is a bit off. 不是味儿
他的作风,我越看越不是味儿
I feel more and more that there's something wrong with his way of doing things. 不是味儿
听了他的话,我心里感到不是味儿
I was upset by what he said. 不是味儿
这个汤不是味儿
This soup doesn't have the right flavour. 是味儿
听了他那番话,我心里可真不是味儿
I was really upset to hear those words of his. 是味儿
这盘炒黄瓜吃起来不是味儿 不是味儿
他的英语说得不是味儿 不是味儿
听他的话茬儿,有点不是味儿 不是味儿
看着事情弄到这个地步,心里真不是味儿 不是味儿

Word Decomposition


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[shì]
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[wèi]
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[ér]

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