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

在乎 bìng bù zài hu really does not care
並行悖 bìng xíng bù bèi to run in parallel without hindrance; not mutually exclusive; two processes can be implemented without conflict
中看中用 zhòng kàn bù zhòng yòng impressive-looking but useless
久假归 jiǔ jiǎ bù guī to fail to return a borrowed item
久假歸 jiǔ jiǎ bù guī to fail to return a borrowed item
久攻下 jiǔ gōng bù xià to attack for a long time without success
乘人备 chéng rén bù bèi to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom); to take sb by surprise
乘人備 chéng rén bù bèi to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom); to take sb by surprise
也好了多少 yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo hardly any better; just as bad
也好到哪里去 yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù just as bad; not much better
也好到哪裡去 yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù just as bad; not much better
乳糖耐症 rǔ táng bù nài zhèng lactose intolerance
干打雷,下雨 gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ all thunder but no rain (idiom); a lot of noise but no action
乾打雷,下雨 gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ all thunder but no rain (idiom); a lot of noise but no action
宜遲 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose
過三 shì bù guò sān a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom); don't repeat the same mistake again and again; bad things don't happen more than three times
關己 shì bù guān jǐ a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
关己,高高挂起 shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
關己,高高掛起 shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
二話說 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
侵犯 hù bù qīn fàn non-aggression
相欠 hù bù xiāng qiàn see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4]
相讓 hù bù xiāng ràng neither giving way to the other
五音全 wǔ yīn bù quán tone deaf; unable to sing in tune
井水犯河水 jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ everyone minds their own business