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 to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to
to talk big; to boast shamelessly
to be anxious and frightened; to be on tenterhooks (idiom)
overcrowded; jam-packed
incomprehensible
to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
incomparable
unwilling; not resigned to; unreconciled to
to overrate one's own abilities
paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia
between laughter and tears
fig. barren; lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
not much different; nearly; similar
to be sleepless all night
unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant
to feel indignant; to feel aggrieved
time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
not acclimatized
to be totally oblivious (to sth); to have no idea about sth
not stopping at anything; all manner of evil
to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful
completely unreasonable
to apologize
Bremen (city)
nothing else but