不 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

不 English definition

(negative prefix)
  • not
  • no

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : port; wharf; pier;
  • : wharf; dock; jetty; trading center; port; place name;
  • : wharf; port; pier;
  • : cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known;
  • : terror; terrified; afraid; frightened;
  • : to make progress;
  • : a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation;
  • : 仌
  • : Japanese variant of 步[bu4];
  • : a kind of vase (old); see 安瓿[an1 bu4];
  • : sieve-like utensil;
  • 簿 : a book; a register; account-book;
  • : cycle of 76 years; shade;
  • : ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc;
  • : plutonium (chemistry);

Sentences examples with 不

  • 对不起,我不爱你了,我爱她!
    Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù ài nǐle, wǒ ài tā!
  • 谢谢!不客气!
    A: Xièxiè! B: Bùkèqì!
  • 猫不吃苹果。
    Māo bù chī píngguǒ.
  • 今天我的朋友不能工作,他在医院!
    jīntiān wǒ de péngyǒu bùnéng gōngzuò, tā zài yīyuàn!
  • 习先生怎么样不这儿了?
    Xí xiānshēng zěnme yàng bù zhè'erle?

Words containing 不, by HSK level