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 worth it
be mutually hostile; cannot coexist
to be all talk and no action
won't work; be unpopular
hurriedly; in haste
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
to be outraged by an injustice
arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding
unrestrained (criticism); no trace of politeness
no way of getting by
to be caught off guard; without warning
seeing is believing
continuous; endless
to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk
to be full of praise (idiom)
continuous; unceasing
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
unregulated; of undetermined status
not inferior to; no less than
neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)
inseparable; indivisible; inalienable
disgraceful; disreputable
infinitive (grammar)
unwilling to be left out
not to be outdone