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
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
to spread like wildfire; to get round fast
enduring; unfailing; never weakening
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
cannot help laughing; unable to restrain a smile
to be unable to hold back
a change in form but not in substance
win every battle; never in danger
to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable
not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either
to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
to keep silent
Bad leaders make bad followers
female infertility
to be unpopular; not to enjoy popular support
to refuse to obey or comply; not to accept sth
unworthy; degenerate; (literary) unlike one's parents
sterility; barrenness
not at all surprising (idiom)
go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
neither giving way to the other