not; no (negation) (adv.)
HSK 1
Traditional
不 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
布 bù - cloth; textile; proclaim (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
我不喜欢这个。 wǒ bù xǐhuān zhège. - I don’t like this.
她今天不来。 tā jīntiān bù lái. - She is not coming today.
他不吃肉。 tā bù chī ròu. - He does not eat meat.
我不明白你的意思。 wǒ bù míngbái nǐ de yìsi. - I don’t understand what you mean.
这不是真的。 zhè bù shì zhēn de. - This is not true.
Phrases
不客气 bú kè qi - you're welcome; impolite () | HSK 1
对不起 duì bu qǐ - I'm sorry (v.) | HSK 1
不但...而且... bù dàn ……ér qiě …… - not only……but also…… (relation) | HSK 3
不过 bú guò - however (conj.) | HSK 4
不得不 bù dé bù - to have to () | HSK 4
不管 bù guǎn - regardless of; no matter (what/how) (conj.) | HSK 4
不仅 bù jǐn - not only [this one] (conj.) | HSK 4
差不多 chà bu duō - almost (adv./adj.) | HSK 4
来不及 lái bu jí - there's not enough time (to do something) (v.) | HSK 4
受不了 shòu bù liǎo - cannot bear it () | HSK 4
不断 bú duàn - ceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing (adv.) | HSK 5
不见得 bú jiàn de - not likely; not necessarily (adv.) | HSK 5
不耐烦 bú nài fán - impatient () | HSK 5
不要紧 bú yào jǐn - not important; not serious It doesn't matter; never mind (adj.) | HSK 5
不安 bù ān - uneasy; unsettled; unstable (adj.) | HSK 5
不得了 bù dé liǎo - desperately serious disastrous; terrible (adj.) | HSK 5
不然 bù rán - not the case; otherwise (conj.) | HSK 5
不如 bù rú - it would be better to …not as good as (v.) | HSK 5
不足 bù zú - not enough; insufficient (v./n.) | HSK 5
怪不得 guài bu de - no wonder; so that's why (adv.) | HSK 5
看不起 kàn bu qǐ - look down upon; scorn; disdain (v.) | HSK 5
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ - amazing; terrific; extraordinary (adj.) | HSK 5
忍不住 rěn bu zhù - unbearable; unable to restrain () | HSK 5
舍不得 shě bu de - hate to part with; be loath to leave (v.) | HSK 5
说不定 shuō bu dìng - perhaps; maybe () | HSK 5
要不 yào bù - otherwise; or else; or (conj.) | HSK 5
爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu - like something so much that one cannot bear to part with it () | HSK 6
巴不得 bā bù dé - be only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish (v.) | HSK 6
不顾 bú gù - disregard; in spite of (v.) | HSK 6
不愧 bú kuì - be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be (adv.) | HSK 6
不料 bú liào - unexpectedly; to one's surprise (conj.) | HSK 6
不像话 bú xiàng huà - unreasonable; absurd (adj.) | HSK 6
不屑一顾 bú xiè yī gù - not spare a glance for; beneath contempt () | HSK 6
不得已 bù dé yǐ - be forced to; have no alternative but to (adj.) | HSK 6
不妨 bù fáng - there is no harm in; might as well (adv.) | HSK 6
不敢当 bù gǎn dāng - I really don't deserve it; you flatter me (v.) | HSK 6
不禁 bù jīn - cannot refrain from; involuntarily; spontaneously (adv.) | HSK 6
不堪 bù kān - cannot bear; cannot stand (v.) | HSK 6
不可思议 bù kě sī yì - unimaginable; inconceivable () | HSK 6
不免 bù miǎn - unavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably (adv.) | HSK 6
不时 bù shí - frequently; from time to time; now and then (adv.) | HSK 6
不惜 bù xī - not spare; not hestitate (v.) | HSK 6
不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià - be roughly the same; about equal () | HSK 6
不言而喻 bù yán ér yù - it is self-evident; it goes without saying; it stands to reason that () | HSK 6
不由得 bù yóu de - cannot help; cannot but (adv.) | HSK 6
不择手段 bù zé shǒu duàn - by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook () | HSK 6
不止 bù zhǐ - more than; not limited to (adv.) | HSK 6
层出不穷 céng chū bù qióng - come out in an unending flow () | HSK 6
川流不息 chuān liú bù xī - a continuous flow () | HSK 6
大不了 dà bù liǎo - if the worst comes to the worst (adv.) | HSK 6
得不偿失 dé bù cháng shī - lose more than you gain () | HSK 6
供不应求 gōng bù yìng qiú - demand exceeds supply () | HSK 6
恨不得 hèn bu dé - very anxious to; how one wishes one could (v.) | HSK 6
刻不容缓 kè bù róng huǎn - admit no delay; of great urgency () | HSK 6
络绎不绝 luò yì bù jué - come and go in a continuous stream () | HSK 6
迫不及待 pò bù jí dài - unable to hold oneself back; in haste () | HSK 6
锲而不舍 qiè ér bù shě - keep on chipping away; work with perseverance () | HSK 6
滔滔不绝 tāo tāo bù jué - exhaust oneself by talking () | HSK 6
微不足道 wēi bù zú dào - not worth mentioning; insignificant () | HSK 6
无微不至 wú wēi bú zhì - lavish every care on; in every possible way; meticulously () | HSK 6
一丝不苟 yì sī bù gǒu - dot the i's and cross the t's () | HSK 6
有条不紊 yǒu tiáo bù wěn - all in good order; methodically; systematically () | HSK 6