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

伸手見五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ pitch-dark (idiom)
食肉糜 hé bù shí ròu mí lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat); fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
何樂而為 hé lè ér bù wéi What can you have against it? (idiom); We should do this.; Go for it!
作者详 zuò zhě bù xiáng anonymous author
作者詳 zuò zhě bù xiáng anonymous author
使得 shǐ bu de cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable
及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)
得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present); cannot admit
来得早如来得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
來得早如來得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
來歷明 lái lì bù míng of unknown origin
来者善,善者来 lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).; Be careful not to trust foreigners.; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
來者善,善者來 lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).; Be careful not to trust foreigners.; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
來者拒 lái zhě bù jù to refuse nobody (idiom); all comers welcome
来而往非礼也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind
來而往非禮也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind
來路明 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background
應求 gōng bù yìng qiú supply does not meet demand
供認諱 gòng rèn bù huì to make a full confession; to plead guilty
依依捨 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
可耐 sú bù kě nài intolerably vulgar
住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well
定 bǎo bù dìng more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards
齊 bǎo bu qí more likely than not; quite possible; on the cards
過 xìn bù guò to distrust; to be suspicious