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
lame (unimpressive); a huge letdown; not to try at all
only gain wisdom through real experience
no learning without real experience
wisdom comes only from real experience
wisdom comes from experience; learn by doing
absurd statement; cock-and-bull story
absurd statement; cock-and-bull story
not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
inadvertently; without paying attention; without noticing
inadvertently; without paying attention; without noticing
uninhibited; unruly
uninhibited; unruly
injustice
injustice
ill-gotten wealth or gains
to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden
intolerance (for lactose, gluten or other foods)
impatient; impatience
to show no interest in sth; not in the least concerned
wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking; taciturn
to disobey
to disobey
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
to be infertile; to have no offspring