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
to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
love it so much you can’t put it down
to look cold and indifferent; standoffish
can't thank sb enough (idiom)
You flatter me too much.
You flatter me too much.
spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle
too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle
to meet with disaster; to die tragically
to meet with disaster; to die tragically
to be unable to contain oneself
to feel indignant; to feel aggrieved
more than one can attend to (idiom)
to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
reluctant to part
unlikely to be successful; won't get far
unlikely to be successful; won't get far
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
always ruins things; never gets things done
osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); brittle bone disease
to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible
always win; ever victorious; unbeatable
win every battle; always victorious