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Information of 不

Pinyin bù、 fǒu、 fōu、 pī、 pǐ、 fū

Radical

一

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

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Definition

(negative prefix) / not / no

不 [bù] 1. Adverb. 2. Used before verbs, adjectives, and other words to indicate negation or placed before nouns or nominalized morphemes to form adjectives: 不去 (not go), 不多 (not many), 不法 (not lawful), 不料 (unexpected), 不材 (mediocre; often used as a self-deprecating term), 不刊 (without need for modification, indelible), 不学无术 (uneducated and unskilled), 不速之客 (uninvited guest). 3. Used alone as a negative response: 不，我不知道 (No, I don't know). 4. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question: 他现在身体好不？ (Is he in good health now?) 不 [bù] 1. Adverb. 2. Used before verbs, adjectives, and other words to indicate negation: (not, no). 3. Neither this nor that: (neither…nor). 4. Occurs without the prerequisite conditions for the subsequent actions and states: (without). 5. As a function word, indicating a lack or neglect of a certain action: (without). 6. Used between repeated identical words, often preceded by "什么," indicating indifference or irrelevance: (no matter (what)). 7. Indicates that something is not necessary in terms of logic or feelings: (no need to). 8. Used after a verb to indicate that an expected result or purpose cannot be achieved: (cannot do as expected). 9. Used alone to negate the other person's words or questions: (no). 10. Used at the end of a sentence to form a question: (whether). 不 [bù] 1. Auxiliary. 2. Used to strengthen tone. 3. Used to adjust syllable. 不 [bù] 1. Also means "big" or "great" (通“丕” pī). 2. Note: The character 不 is pronounced as the second tone (阳平) before the fourth tone character (去声), e.g., 不必 (bú bì), 不是 (bú shì). 不 [bù] Indicates question, uncertainty or indefiniteness, same as "否". Auxiliary word indicating negation. Same as "否". Example: 《史记》: "上问曰：道军所来，闻鼂错死，吴楚罢不？" (The emperor asked: With the news of Zhao Cao's death, have Wu and Chu ceased fighting?) Auxiliary word indicating a question or uncertainty, same as "否". Example: 晋·陶渊明: "未知从今去，当复如此不？" (Not sure if going forward will still be the same?) Noun: A surname, such as 不准 from the Jin dynasty. Noun: A surname, such as 不准 from the Jin dynasty. Noun: The peduncle of a flower. Example: 《诗经》: "常棣之华，鄂不韡韡。" (The flowers of the wild plum tree, the peduncle is not withering.) Noun: The peduncle of a flower. Example: 《诗经》: "常棣之华，鄂不韡韡。" (The flowers of the wild plum tree, the peduncle is not withering.)

一声不吭 yī shēng bù kēng

to not say a word

不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì

as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease

既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù

to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng

not censure sb for his past misdeeds / overlook sb's past mistakes / let bygones be bygones

不咸不淡 bù xián bù dàn

Neither salty nor light

食不下咽 shí bù xià yàn

Can't swallow

可不是 kě bu shì

that's just the way it is / exactly!

可不 kě bu

see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]

不啻 bù chì

just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to

赞叹不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ

to be full of praise (idiom)

不吃 bù chī

not eat / eat nothing / without eating

喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū

to chatter or jabber on and on

不同于 bù tóng yú

other than / be differ from / be different than

不吝 bù lìn

not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)

不吝赐教 bù lìn cì jiào

you are so kind to give me a reply / please favour me you instruction / please don't hesitate to let me know if there is any mistake

不置可否 bù zhì kě fǒu

decline to comment / not express an opinion / be noncommittal / hedge

不及 bù jí

to fall short of / not as good as / too late

来不及 lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)

迫不及待 pò bù jí dài

impatient (idiom); in a hurry / itching to get on with it

不变 bù biàn

constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant

不变资本 bù biàn zī běn

constant capital

只不过 zhǐ bu guò

only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...

哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears

驴唇不对马嘴 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ

lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. beside the point / incongruous

不善 bù shàn

bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive

不言而喻 bù yán ér yù

it goes without saying / it is self-evident

不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù

to be impervious to reason (idiom) / unreasonable

不可言喻 bù kě yán yù

inexpressible (idiom)

不堪 bù kān

cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely

合不拢嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ

unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked