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
risk life for a cause; charge ahead bravely
when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
OK?; (coll.) all right?
long time no see
long time no see
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
repay on time so you can borrow again
repay loans on time; then can borrow again
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
a wise man avoids loss; know when to back down
a wise man avoids pointless loss or harm
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
the good things in life are worth waiting for
the good things in life are worth waiting for
do not go back to the past; do not return to ex