不

No in Chinese: 不 (bù)

bù

no

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1no; not so
  2. 2(bound form) not; un-

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不

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我不知道。

    wǒ bù zhī dào。

    I have no idea.

  • 不要担心。

    bú yào dān xīn。

    Don't worry.

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Related words

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

不然

bù rán

not so

不如

bù rú

not equal to

不足

bù zú

insufficient

要不

yào bù

otherwise

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