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

不 stroke order diagram
不 stroke order animation

Words containing 不

Word Meaning
not as good as; to fall short of; too late
can't help (doing sth)
can't be avoided; unavoidable
very; extremely; cannot bear or stand
to be unable to withstand a single blow
of no use; not good
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
impressive; out of the ordinary
out of the common run
to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden
want to do it but cannot
cynical; scornful of social rules
not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds
not to mention; leaving aside
unswerving; unflinching
not good at; bad; ill
to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
to be penniless
inhuman
continuously; constantly; repeatedly
indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
keep exactly as it was; unchanged
to be nothing difficult; to be a cinch