not; no; (negative prefix)

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 4th character
Radical ⼀ (1.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 91

Definitions

不 bù
  1. 1. not
  2. 2. no
  3. 3. (negative prefix)

Stroke order

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Words containing 不

Word Meaning
New Brunswick province, Canada
New Brunswick province, Canada
New Britain, island of northeast Papua New Guinea
New Britain, island of northeast Papua New Guinea
can't bear to
The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
enough is enough
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
from time to time
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good
fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good
I cannot say all I want in this letter
I have more to say than this letter can hold
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Cao Buxing, famous painter of Wei–Jin era
Cao Buxing, famous painter of Three Kingdoms
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?
(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?