不
Meaning
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
Example sentence
我不知道。
I have no idea.
The character 不
不 negates verbs and adjectives, where 没 negates 有 and things that did not happen. Its tone shifts: before a fourth tone it is said bú, so 不是 is bú shì and 不对 bú duì. 不过 and 不但 are built on it.
Words containing 不
- 不大 bù dà not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 不对 bù duì incorrect
- 不客气 bù kè qi you're welcome
- 不用 bù yòng need not
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- 是不是 shì bù shì is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- 不错 bù cuò correct
- 不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...)
- 不够 bù gòu not enough
- 不过 bù guò only
- 不太 bú tài not very
- 不要 bù yào don't!; must not
- 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed
- 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after)
- 不满 bù mǎn dissatisfied; discontented; resentful
- 不如 bù rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 不少 bù shǎo many; quite a few; a good number of
- 不同 bù tóng different
- 不行 bù xíng won't do
- 不一定 bù yī dìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bù yí huì er in a moment
- 差不多 chà bu duō almost
- 不必 bù bì need not
- 不断 bù duàn unceasing