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

覺 bù zhī bù jué unconsciously; unwittingly
知何故 bù zhī hé gù somehow
知凡几 bù zhī fán jǐ one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
知凡幾 bù zhī fán jǐ one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
知利害 bù zhī lì hài see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]
知天高地厚 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions
知就里 bù zhī jiù lǐ unaware of the inner workings; naive; unwitting
知就裡 bù zhī jiù lǐ unaware of the inner workings; naive; unwitting
知所之 bù zhī suǒ zhī whereabouts unknown
知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ to not know the reason; to not know what to do
知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó to act recklessly (idiom)
知疲倦 bù zhī pí juàn untiring; not recognizing tiredness
知痛痒 bù zhī tòng yǎng numb; unfeeling; indifferent; inconsequential
知痛癢 bù zhī tòng yǎng numb; unfeeling; indifferent; inconsequential
知羞耻 bù zhī xiū chǐ to have no sense of shame; brazen
知羞恥 bù zhī xiū chǐ to have no sense of shame; brazen
知者罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty; If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things; naive; doesn't know who's who; no sense of priorities
知輕重 bù zhī qīng zhòng lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things; naive; doesn't know who's who; no sense of priorities
知进退 bù zhī jìn tuì not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
知進退 bù zhī jìn tuì not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
立 bù pò bù lì without destruction there can be no construction
碎玻璃 bù suì bō li shatterproof or safety glass
确定性原理 bù què dìng xìng yuán lǐ Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)