每日一句Chinese Colloquial Phrases—“不好说"

Let's learn some Chinese Colloquial Phrases. Today, we're going to learn Chinese Colloquial Phrases—“不好说”.

不好说（bù hǎo shuō）。

It's hard to tell.

用法说明
“不好说”这句话表示“不确定，不能轻易地下结论或给出确切的答案”， 可以单独使用，也可以用在句末，形成“……不好说”的结构，前边一般是有疑问的内容。还可以说“难说”或者“说不好”。

This sentence means "It's difficult to make a conclusion or to give definite answer." It can be used alone as a sentence, or in the pattern "……不好说。" You can also say "难说(nán shuō)" or "说不好(shuō bu hǎo)" to express the same meaning.

例句

Example

1.甲：请问，王老师什么时候回来？
Jiǎ：Qǐnɡwèn，Wánɡ lǎoshī shénme shíhou huí lɑi?

1.A: Could you tell me when teacher Wang will come back?

乙：不好说，你明天再打一次电话吧。
Yǐ：Bù hǎo shuō，nǐ mínɡtiān zài dǎ yí cì diànhuà bɑ.

B: I can't give you an exact answer. Please try again tomorrow.

2.甲：医生，我丈夫怎么样了？
Jiǎ：Yīshēnɡ，wǒ zhànɡfu zěnmeyànɡ le?

2.A: Doctor, how is my husband now?

乙：已经脱离危险了，但是能不能恢复就不好说了。
Yǐ：Yǐjīng tuōlí wēixiǎn le, dànshì nénɡbunénɡ huīfù jiù bù hǎo shuō le.

B: He is free from danger now, but it's difficult to tell whether he can recover or not.