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

顧身 fèn bù gù shēn to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers; regardless of perils
女大中留 nǚ dà bù zhōng liú when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK?
好久见 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn long time no see
好久見 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn long time no see
好事出门,恶事传千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
好事出門,惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
好借好还,再借难 hǎo jiè hǎo huán , zài jiè bù nán see 有借有還,再借不難|有借有还,再借不难 [you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]
好借好還,再借難 hǎo jiè hǎo huán , zài jiè bù nán see 有借有還,再借不難|有借有还,再借不难 [you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]
好故事百听厌 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.; One never tires of hearing good new.
好故事百聽厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.; One never tires of hearing good new.
好景長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
好死如赖活着 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
好死如賴活著 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
好汉吃眼前亏 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
好漢吃眼前虧 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
好汉提当年勇 hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好漢提當年勇 hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好男跟女斗 hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
好男跟女鬥 hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
好记性如烂笔头 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
好記性如爛筆頭 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
好饭怕晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten; the good things in life are worth waiting for
好飯怕晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten; the good things in life are worth waiting for
好马吃回头草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom); fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc); leave the past behind