不 bù

no, not; un-; negative prefix

DEFINITIONS

不 bù
  • (negative prefix)
  • not
  • no

STROKES

WORDS

一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support
一動不動 yī dòng bù dòng motionless
一去不回 yī qù bù huí gone forever
一去不復返 yī qù bù fù fǎn gone forever
一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. learn to walk before you run
一问三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on; complete ignorance
一問三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on; complete ignorance
一塵不染 yī chén bù rǎn untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible; spotless
一字不差 yī zì bù chā word for word; verbatim
一字不提 yī zì bù tí to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字不漏 yī zì bù lòu without missing a word
一字不落 yī zì bù là see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4]
一字不识 yī zì bù shí totally illiterate
一字不識 yī zì bù shí totally illiterate
一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom); fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us; (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不變 yī chéng bù biàn nothing much changes (idiom); always the same; stuck in a rut
一文不值 yī wén bù zhí worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever
一日不如一日 yī rì bù rú yī rì to be getting worse by the day
一日不见，如隔三秋 yī rì bù jiàn ， rú gé sān qiū one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日不見，如隔三秋 yī rì bù jiàn ， rú gé sān qiū one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá stingy (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 yī píng zi bù xiǎng ， bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩 yī píng zi bù xiǎng ， bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一发不可收拾 yī fā bù kě shōu shi once it gets started there's no stopping it
一發不可收拾 yī fā bù kě shōu shi once it gets started there's no stopping it
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