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
incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)
unceasing reading and music; nonstop study
too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
You can't force love or other things
You can’t force love; forced things aren’t good
outsiders can't beat local powers
local bully beats outsider; locals have power
inseparable (as form and shadow)
too late for regrets
too late for regrets
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
never
never
calm; unruffled
to be sleepless all night
saying one thing but meaning sth different
to be dissatisfied; to be discontented
to be dissatisfied; to be discontented
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything
one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything