The Chinese word 不 means “not” or “no”. It is used to negate verbs, adjectives, and nouns. For example, 不好 means “not good” and 不喜欢 means “don’t like”. 不 is also used to form negative questions, such as 不是吗? which means “isn’t it?”. In addition, 不 can be combined with other characters to form compound words, such as 不错 which means “not bad”.
Translation
Adverb: no, not
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 他不喜欢吃辣的食物 | tā bù xǐhuān chī là de shíwù | He doesn’t like to eat spicy food |
| 我不知道明天会不会下雨 | wǒ bù zhīdào míngtiān huì bù huì xiàyǔ | I don’t know if it will rain tomorrow or not |
| 她不会开车，所以每天都坐公交车上班 | tā bù huì kāichē, suǒyǐ měitiān dōu zuò gōngjiāochē shàngbān | She can’t drive, so she takes the bus to work every day |
| 他不想去参加那个聚会 | tā bù xiǎng qù cānjiā nàge jùhuì | He doesn’t want to go to that party |
| 这个问题不难，你可以试试 | zhège wèntí bù nán, nǐ kěyǐ shì shì | This problem is not difficult, you can give it a try |
| 我们不应该浪费食物 | wǒmen bù yīnggāi làngfèi shíwù | We shouldn’t waste food |
| 他们不敢去那个鬼屋 | tāmen bù gǎn qù nàge guǐwū | They are too scared to go to that haunted house |
| 这里不允许吸烟 | zhèlǐ bù yǔnxǔ xīyān | Smoking is not allowed here |
HSK
不 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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