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

知無言,言無盡 zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom); frank; outspoken
砍头过风吹帽 kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
砍頭過風吹帽 kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
破败堪 pò bài bù kān crushed; utterly defeated
破敗堪 pò bài bù kān crushed; utterly defeated
确凿移 què záo bù yí established and irrefutable (idiom)
確鑿移 què záo bù yí established and irrefutable (idiom)
开 mò bù kāi to feel embarrassed
開 mò bù kāi to feel embarrassed
磨刀误砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved
磨刀誤砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved
祕而宣 mì ér bù xuān to withhold information; to keep sth secret
守舍 shén bù shǒu shè abstracted; drifting off; restless
守捨 shén bù shǒu shè abstracted; drifting off; restless
知鬼觉 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush
知鬼覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush
神志清 shén zhì bù qīng to be delirious; to be mentally confused
神圣可侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn sacred; inviolable
神聖可侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn sacred; inviolable
單行 huò bù dān xíng misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours
旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng trouble is never far away (idiom)
旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng trouble is never far away (idiom)
礼多人怪 lǐ duō rén bù guài nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom); courtesy costs nothing
禮多人怪 lǐ duō rén bù guài nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom); courtesy costs nothing
禽兽如 qín shòu bù rú worse than a beast; to behave immorally