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Translating from English to Mandarin I have two possible translations of the phrase:

"I think riding the subway is too inconvenient" =

A) Wo(3) ka(4)n zuo(4) di(4)tie(3) bu(2) ta(4)i fa(1)ngbia(4)n.

OR

B) Wo(3) ka(4)n zuo(4) di(4)tie(3) ta(4)i bu(2) fa(1)ngbia(4)n.

So, you see, the only difference is the position of the 5th and 6th words "ta(4)i" & "bu(2)"

Thank you very much

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to answer your question, B) is the correct Mandarin.

the only difference between A and B is:

bu(2) ta(4): 涓嶅お
ta(4)i bu(2)锛?澶笉 { should be ta(4) bu(4)}

涓嶅お = not very
澶笉 = extremely not

your original sentence is "too inconvenient鈥濓紝 so "澶笉鈥?is the correct one. Source(s): me, I was a Mandarin instructor.
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If I have to answer i would say

wo3kan4zuo4di4tie3bu2tai4fang1... 4
鎴戠湅鍧愬湴閻典笉澶柟渚?(Traditional )
鎴戠湅鍧愬湴閾佷笉澶柟渚?(Simplified)

but you could also say

鎴戠湅鎼箻鍦伴惖涓嶅お鏂逛究
鎴戠湅鎼箻鍦伴搧涓嶅お鏂逛究

鎼箻 da1cheng2

I hope it helps
fa(1)ngbia(4)n = convenient
ta(4)i fa(1)ngbia(4)n = too convenient
bu(2) ta(4)i fa(1)ngbia(4)n = not too convenient
bu(2) fa(1)ngbia(4)n = inconvenient
ta(4)i bu(2) fa(1)ngbia(4)n = too inconvenient
so,
sentence B) is correct.
Sentence 1 denotes general inconvenience, sentence 2 denotes extreme inconvenience.
sorry, but i speak cantaness....im not really too cool with mandarin but i thik it is the 2 one.
bu(2) ta(4)涓嶅お means not very(convenient)
ta(4)i bu(2澶笉means very not (unconvenient)

so the latter one is stronger
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