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

留得青山在,怕没柴烧 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
留得青山在,怕沒柴燒 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
當仁讓 dāng rén bù ràng to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
见亲 shū bù jiàn qīn lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives; blood is thicker than water (idiom)
見親 shū bù jiàn qīn lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives; blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疏而漏 shū ér bù lòu loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
咋 bǎi bù za of no consequence (idiom)
杂 bǎi bù za variant of 百不咋[bai3 bu4 za5]
雜 bǎi bù za variant of 百不咋[bai3 bu4 za5]
百思解 bǎi sī bù jiě to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom); to remain perplexed despite much thought
百戰殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight
百折回 bǎi zhé bù huí see 百折不撓|百折不挠[bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2]
百折撓 bǎi zhé bù náo to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable
百聞如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
百聽厭 bǎi tīng bù yàn worth hearing a hundred times
百读厌 bǎi dú bù yàn to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
百讀厭 bǎi dú bù yàn to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
百足之虫死而僵 bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard
百足之蟲死而僵 bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard
皇上急太监急 huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jí see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
皇上急太監急 huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jí see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
皇上急急太监 huáng shàng bù jí jí tài jiàn see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
皇上急急太監 huáng shàng bù jí jí tài jiàn see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
皇天负苦心人 huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
皇天負苦心人 huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.