How to Say Not Really in Chinese 谈不上

How to say not really in Chinese | How to say far from being in Chinese

What if someone asks you a question but already has an idea of the outcome, and you want to tell them it's not really like that? How would you respond in Chinese like a native? Learn how to say not really in Chinese and how to say far from being in Chinese in this short video lesson. There are two short dialogues and also one example sentence where you can learn how to say not really in Chinese. Feel free to click the slow audio for the words used in the dialogues. Find more free lessons here.

Chinese expression in this video lesson

• 谈不上
  tán bú shàng
  Not really. / Far from being.

Vocabulary

Dialogue

• nǐ men liǎ shì hǎo péng you ma
  你们俩是好朋友吗
  Are you two close friends?

• tán bú shàng
  谈不上
  Not really.

• nǐ de xīn gōng zuò zěn me yàng a, bú cuò ba
  你的新工作怎么样啊，不错吧？
  How’s your new job, good?

• tán bú shàng
  谈不上
  Eh, not really.

Example sentence

• zhè dào cài hái tán bú shàng là
  这道菜还谈不上辣
  This dish is far from being spicy.