Chinese dictionary
- 1
adv.(used before verbs, adjectives and some adverbs to indicate negation) not; no
不改革就没有出路。
There's no way out but reform.
我不想去。
I don't want to go.
我不会操作那台机器。
I don't know how to run that machine.
不肯
be unwilling
- 2
adv.used to reply in the negative
不，他不是。
No, he isn't.
不，他不知道。
No, he doesn't.
不，不是他。
No, it's not him.
- 3
adv.(used before certain nouns to form an adjective)
不道德
immoral
不规则
irregular
不法
illegal
不民主
undemocratic
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- 4
adv.dial(used at the end of a sntence to indicate that it is a question)
这本书她喜欢不？
Does she like the book?
你要去看电影不？
Are you going to the cinema?
你的身体好不？
How are you?
她来不？
Is she coming?
- 5
adv.(used between a verb and its complement) cannot
拿不动
find something too heavy to carry
做不好
cannot do something well
进不去
cannot go in
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- 6
adv.(used correlatively with 就) if not... (then...)
每天晚上她总在学习，不是看，就是写。
She studies every night. If she's not reading then she's writing.
- 7
adv.(inserted between repeated words to show one's carelessness or indifference)
不管贵不贵的，我就要买。
No matter how expensive it is, I'll have it.
她走不走？
Is she leaving?
什么远不远的，我一定要去。
No matter how far it is, I'll go there anyhow.
不管累不累的，有工作就得做。
No matter how tired you are, you must do what comes to you.
- 8
adv.dial(used in polite formulas only) don't; need not
不谢
No thanks.
不送。
Forgive me for not seeing you out.
不客气。
You're welcome.
不用了
no need
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Words and phrases with 不
- 不良[word]bad; defective
- 不久[word]soon; soon after
- 不断[word]continue;unceasingly
- 不同[word]distinct
- 不再[word]no longer;exist no more
- 不得不[word]have to
- 不可能[word]impossible
- 不怕[word]not fear; even if/though
- 不得[word]not get; must not
- 不由自主[idiom]involuntarily
- 不以为然[idiom]disagree
- 不好意思[idiom]embarrassed; find it embarrassing/difficult
- 不可思议[idiom]unimaginable
- 不知不觉[idiom]unwittingly
- 不可缺少[idiom]indispensable
- 不可避免[idiom]unavoidable
- 不正之风[idiom]unhealthy tendency
- 不知所措[idiom]be at a loss
Word usage
- Note"不" will be prounouced as "bú " before the fouth tone words.