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Study: States and Descriptions

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Word Number 4

bad

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Primary Chinese

不好

Primary Pinyin

bù hǎo

Short Definition

A negative or unsatisfactory state expressed here by the unit 不好.

Primary Meaning

状态或质量不令人满意

Primary Note

Negative degree-compatible State.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: That shop very bad → 那个商店非常不好。

Incorrect: Split bad into no + good when the approved mapping is 不好.

This token stores 不好 as one semantic unit.

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