我知道这样做不太好
“I know it's bad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不要这么说
“Don't say that.”
我知道 这样 做 不太好
“I know it's bad.”
“I've been struggling inside for a while,”
“I know it looks bad, but please understand I had no better choice.”
Using understated phrasing like '不太好' (not very good) softens an admission of wrongdoing, preserving interpersonal harmony and minimizing moral censure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
doing this / acting this way
A generic spoken phrase used to refer back to a specific action or compromise just mentioned.
not very good / inappropriate
A typical Chinese litotes used to soften negative admissions or criticisms.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's not good.”
“Isn't this a bit inappropriate?”
“really hard to talk about.”
“[panting, groans] Please. I'm sorry! Please!”
“You don't look like you can handle it.”
“That's something I can't accept.”