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
not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
upright and above board
teach only the eager; guide but don't spoon-feed
not teach until student eager and thinking
to pretend to understand when you don't
without slacking; untiring
refractory period (physiology)
refractory period (physiology)
to harbor malicious intentions; to harbor evil designs
to harbor malicious intentions; to harbor evil designs
to succeed or die trying (idiom)
unwritten (rule)
unwritten law
good-for-nothing; worthless
beyond recognition; ruined; shapeless
beyond recognition; ruined; shapeless
immature; unripe
unacceptable behavior; bad form
unacceptable behavior; bad form
neither war nor peace
neither war nor peace
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)