no, not; un-; negative prefix

HSK 1 #4

DEFINITIONS

不 bù
  • (negative prefix)
  • not
  • no

STROKES

不 stroke order diagram
不 stroke order animation

WORDS

摇摆定 yáo bǎi bù dìng indecisive; wavering
格格入 gé gé bù rù (idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
惯 kàn bu guàn cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
坐立安 zuò lì bù ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety
可言 miào bù kě yán too wonderful for words
留情 háo bù liú qíng to show no quarter; ruthless; relentless
华而实 huá ér bù shí flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy
轨 bù guǐ errant
列颠 dà bù liè diān Great Britain
了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget
由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
易 bù yì not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
坚持懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
心神宁 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease
自命凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself; self-important; arrogant
刀枪入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism
一声吭 yī shēng bù kēng to not say a word
凡 bù fán out of the ordinary; out of the common run
知所云 bù zhī suǒ yún to not know what sb is driving at; to be unintelligible
计其数 bù jì qí shù lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable
问 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned
了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
一蹶振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch
可摧 jiān bù kě cuī invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
可少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential