no, not; un-; negative prefix

HSK 1 #4

DEFINITIONS

不 bù
  • (negative prefix)
  • not
  • no

STROKES

不 stroke order diagram
不 stroke order animation

WORDS

下于 bù xià yú as many as; no less than; not inferior to; as good as; on a par with
依 bù yī not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it
类 bù lún bù lèi out of place; inappropriate; incongruous
可名状 bù kě míng zhuàng indescribable; beyond description
定冠词 bù dìng guàn cí indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
得劲 bù dé jìn awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well
才 bù cái untalented; I; me (humble)
畏强暴 bù wèi qiáng bào not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
管三七二十一 bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī regardless of the consequences; recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
过意 bù guò yì to be sorry; to feel apologetic
并行悖 bìng xíng bù bèi to run in parallel without hindrance; not mutually exclusive; two processes can be implemented without conflict
得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present); cannot admit
齐 bǎo bu qí more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards
冒天下之大韪 mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]
拉 dōng bù lā Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute
分文取 fēn wén bù qǔ to give for free
力所及 lì suǒ bù jí beyond one's power (to do sth)
可当 shì bù kě dāng impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
卓尔群 zhuó ěr bù qún standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding; excellent and unrivaled
只见树木见森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
叫苦迭 jiào kǔ bu dié to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly; incessant grievances
坎坷平 kǎn kě bù píng potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
坚贞渝 jiān zhēn bù yú unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
多一事如少一事 duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better
寸步让 cùn bù bù ràng (idiom) not to yield an inch