不妙

xiāo xi bù miào

消息不妙。

The news is not good.

gǎn dào bù miào

感到不妙

have a bad feeling

jié guǒ bù miào

结果不妙

The result is not good.

tā yòu fàn le yī cì xīn zàng bìng kǒng pà tā qíng kuàng bù miào

她又犯了一次心脏病，恐怕她情况不妙。

She's had another heart attack. Things are looking bad for her, I'm afraid.

jú shì kàn lái bù miào dàn wǒ men réng xī wàng hěn kuài huì hǎo zhuǎn

局势看来不妙，但我们仍希望很快会好转。

The situation looked bad, but we still had hope that things would get better soon.

wǒ men bàn wǔ huì de jì huà yī kāi shǐ jiù bù miào yīn wèi méi rén néng lái

我们办舞会的计划一开始就不妙，因为没人能来。

Our plans for a party didn't get off the mark because no one could come.