不

bù

HSK 13 readings

“No” in Chinese is 不 (bù).

Other characters with the syllable bu: see all 9 →

Meaning

no; not so
bound formnot; un-

Example

对事不对人。

Address the matters, and not the people involved.

From 不对 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

bùno; not so / (bound form) not; un-
fǒuvariant of 否 (not; no) (archaic)

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 不

不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not tooHSK 1 不对bùduìincorrectHSK 1 不用bùyòngneed notHSK 1 不客气bù kèqìyou're welcomeHSK 1 对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardonHSK 1 是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)HSK 1 不错bùcuòcorrectHSK 2 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)HSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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