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
see 行不更名,坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4]
I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed)
upright and honest; not take a shortcut
be upright and honest; not take shortcuts
to say one thing and do another (idiom)
to say one thing and do another (idiom)
unable to move freely; difficult to get about
unable to move freely; difficult to get about
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
not as it seems; two-faced
two-faced; not as it seems
half dead; more dead than alive
to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise
to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise
not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to
not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to
shameful
to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected
to ignore; to turn a blind eye to
to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk
impossible to put into words; inexpressible
impossible to put into words; inexpressible
words cannot fully express my feelings
words cannot fully show my feelings
actions teach better than words