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
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
an unending stream of pilgrims
an unending stream of pilgrims
without stopping to rest; unrelenting
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)
no wealth without extra income
to exclaim in astonishment
to exclaim in astonishment
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
too proud for low posts, can't reach high ones
not fit for high jobs; too proud for low ones
too picky for low jobs, not fit for high ones
too high for low job, not fit for high one
not good enough for; out of someone's league
it's lonely at the top (idiom)
it's lonely at the top (idiom)
soured by the loss of one's hopes
soured by the loss of one's hopes
discontented (idiom)
discontented (idiom)
to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive