不
                
                
                    
                    Simplified/traditional character
                    
                
            不 English definition
        
            bù
            
                
                    
                
                
            
            
                
                (negative prefix)
            
        
        
            
                
                - not
 
                
                - no
 
                
            
        
    
bù
- not
 - no
 
HSK levels
Characters with the same pronunciation
- 埔 : port; wharf; pier;
 - 埗 : wharf; dock; jetty; trading center; port; place name;
 - 埠 : wharf; port; pier;
 - 布 : cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known;
 - 怖 : terror; terrified; afraid; frightened;
 - 捗 : to make progress;
 - 步 : a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation;
 - 歨 : 仌
 - 歩 : Japanese variant of 步[bu4];
 - 瓿 : a kind of vase (old); see 安瓿[an1 bu4];
 - 篰 : sieve-like utensil;
 - 簿 : a book; a register; account-book;
 - 蔀 : cycle of 76 years; shade;
 - 部 : ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc;
 - 钚 : plutonium (chemistry);
 
Sentences examples with 不
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                    对不起,我不爱你了,我爱她!
Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù ài nǐle, wǒ ài tā! - 
                    谢谢!不客气!
A: Xièxiè! B: Bùkèqì! - 
                    猫不吃苹果。
Māo bù chī píngguǒ. - 
                    今天我的朋友不能工作,他在医院!
jīntiān wǒ de péngyǒu bùnéng gōngzuò, tā zài yīyuàn! - 
                    习先生怎么样不这儿了?
Xí xiānshēng zěnme yàng bù zhè'erle? 
Words containing 不, by HSK level
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                        HSK 1 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 不客气 (bú kè qi) : you're welcome; it's my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks)
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                            不 (bù): not (negative prefix); no
 - 对不起 (duì bu qǐ) : I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat); unworthy; to let down;
 
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                        HSK 3 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 不但…而且… (bù dàn …ér qiě …) : not only ... but also...
 
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                        HSK 4 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 不过 (bú guò) : only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
 - 不得不 (bù dé bù) : have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
 - 不管 (bù guǎn) : no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter
 - 不仅 (bù jǐn) : not only (this one); not just (...) but also
 - 差不多 (chà bu duō) : almost; nearly; more or less
 - 来不及 (lái bu jí) : there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)
 - 受不了 (shòu bù liǎo) : unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
 
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                        HSK 5 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 不断 (bú duàn) : unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
 - 不见得 (bú jiàn de) : not necessarily; not likely
 - 不耐烦 (bú nài fán) : impatience; impatient
 - 不要紧 (bú yào jǐn) : unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right; but
 - 不安 (bù ān) : unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried
 - 不得了 (bù dé liǎo) : disastrous; desperately serious; extremely; exceedingly
 - 不然 (bù rán) : not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not
 - 不如 (bù rú) : not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
 - 不足 (bù zú) : insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
 - 怪不得 (guài bu de) : lit. you can't blame it!; no wonder!; so that's why!
 - 看不起 (kàn bu qǐ) : to look down upon; to despise
 - 了不起 (liǎo bu qǐ) : amazing; terrific; extraordinary
 - 忍不住 (rěn bu zhù) : cannot help; unable to bear
 - 舍不得 (shě bu de) : to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
 - 说不定 (shuō bu dìng) : can't say for sure; maybe
 - 要不 (yào bù) : otherwise; or; or else; how about...? (one choice or the other); either this, or else...
 
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                        HSK 6 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 爱不释手 (ài bù shì shǒu) : to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
 - 巴不得 (bā bù dé) : to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
 - 不顾 (bú gù) : in spite of; regardless of
 - 不愧 (bú kuì) : be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
 - 不料 (bú liào) : unexpectedly; to one's surprise
 - 不像话 (bú xiàng huà) : unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
 - 不屑一顾 (bú xiè yī gù) : to disdain as beneath contempt
 - 不得已 (bù dé yǐ) : act against one's will; have no alternative but to; have to; to have no choice; must
 - 不妨 (bù fáng) : there is no harm in; might as well
 - 不敢当 (bù gǎn dāng) : lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
 - 不禁 (bù jīn) : can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
 - 不堪 (bù kān) : cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
 - 不可思议 (bù kě sī yì) : inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable
 - 不免 (bù miǎn) : unavoidable
 - 不时 (bù shí) : frequently; often
 - 不惜 (bù xī) : not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
 - 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) : equally matched; about the same
 - 不言而喻 (bù yán ér yù) : it goes without saying; it is self-evident
 - 不由得 (bù yóu de) : can't help; cannot but
 - 不择手段 (bù zé shǒu duàn) : by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
 - 不止 (bù zhǐ) : incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
 - 层出不穷 (céng chū bù qióng) : more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
 - 川流不息 (chuān liú bù xī) : the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
 - 大不了 (dà bù liǎo) : at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming
 - 得不偿失 (dé bù cháng shī) : (saying) the gains do not make up for the losses
 - 供不应求 (gōng bù yìng qiú) : supply does not meet demand
 - 恨不得 (hèn bu dé) : wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth; can't wait for; to wish one could do sth; to desire strongly
 - 刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn) : to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
 - 络绎不绝 (luò yì bù jué) : continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
 - 迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài) : impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
 - 锲而不舍 (qiè ér bù shě) : to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts
 - 滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué) : unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
 - 微不足道 (wēi bù zú dào) : negligible; insignificant
 - 无微不至 (wú wēi bù zhì) : in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
 - 一丝不苟 (yì sī bù gǒu) : not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
 - 有条不紊 (yǒu tiáo bù wěn) : regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged