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不
bù
not · no

HSK 140 words in the family

The 不 family

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 不. The example sentences use HSK 1–4 vocabulary only.

不用 bù yòng HSK 1
no need to · need not
你nǐ不用búyòng买mǎi新xīn书shū。
You don't need to buy a new book.
不对 bù duì HSK 1
incorrect · wrong · not right
你nǐ说shuō的de不对búduì。
What you said is wrong.
不大 bù dà HSK 1
not very · not big
这zhè个gè房间fángjiān不大búdà。
This room is not big.
对不起 duì bu qǐ HSK 1
sorry · excuse me
对不起duìbuqǐ，我wǒ来lái晚wǎn了le。
Sorry, I came late.
是不是 shì bù shì HSK 1
is it or not · right?
你nǐ是不是shìbushì中zhōng国guó人rén？
Are you Chinese or not?
不客气 bù kè qi HSK 1
you're welcome · don't be polite
不客气bú kè qi。
You're welcome.
不过 bù guò HSK 2
but · however
他tā会huì中文zhōng wén，不过bú guò不bú太tài好hǎo。
He can speak Chinese, but not very well.
不要 bù yào HSK 2
do not · don't
请qǐng不要bú yào在zài这里zhè lǐ抽烟chōu yān。
Please don't smoke here.
不错 bù cuò HSK 2
not bad · pretty good
这zhè个gè饭fàn店diàn不bù错cuò。
This restaurant is not bad.
不同 bù tóng HSK 2
different · not the same
这zhè和hé那nà不同bùtóng。
This is different from that.
不少 bù shǎo HSK 2
quite a few · not few
我们wǒmen班bān不少bùshǎo学生xuéshēng。
There are quite a few students in our class.
不够 bù gòu HSK 2
not enough · insufficient
钱qián不够búgòu，我wǒ不bù买mǎi了le。
There isn't enough money, so I won't buy it.
不行 bù xíng HSK 2
not allowed · won't do · to be no good
明天míngtiān不行bùxíng，我wǒ有yǒu事shì。
Tomorrow won't work; I have something to do.
不如 bù rú HSK 2
not as good as · to be inferior to · rather than
走zǒu路lù不如bù rú坐zuò车chē快kuài。
Walking isn't as fast as taking a car.
不久 bù jiǔ HSK 2
soon · before long · not long after
他tā不久bù jiǔ就jiù会huì来lái。
He will come soon.
不但 bù dàn HSK 2
not only
他tā不但búdàn会huì游泳yóuyǒng，还hái会huì唱歌chànggē。
He can not only swim but also sing.
不满 bù mǎn HSK 2
dissatisfaction · to be dissatisfied with
他tā对duì工作gōng zuò不满bù mǎn。
He is dissatisfied with his job.
不太 bù tài HSK 2
not very · not too
我wǒ今天jīn tiān不太bú tài舒服shū fu。
I'm not feeling very well today.
差不多 chà bu duō HSK 2
almost · more or less · about the same
我wǒ们men差chà不bù多duō到dào了le。
We almost arrived.
不一定 bù yī dìng HSK 2
not necessarily · not sure · maybe not
他tā不一定bùyídìng来lái。
He may not necessarily come.
不好意思 bù hǎo yì si HSK 2
to feel embarrassed · to be sorry · excuse me
不好意思bù hǎo yì si，我wǒ来lái晚wǎn了le。
Sorry, I came late.
不一会儿 bù yīhuǐr HSK 2
in a moment · shortly · a little while
他tā不一会儿bùyíhuìr就jiù回来huílái了le。
He came back in a little while.
不断 bù duàn HSK 3
continuously · unceasingly · constantly
天tiān气qì不bù断duàn变biàn化huà。
The weather keeps changing.
不仅 bù jǐn HSK 3
not only · not merely
她tā不仅bùjǐn会huì唱歌chànggē，还hái会huì跳舞tiàowǔ。
She can not only sing but also dance.
不必 bù bì HSK 3
need not · not have to
你nǐ不必búbì担心dānxīn。
You don't need to worry.
不论 bù lùn HSK 3
no matter · regardless of
不论búlùn谁shuí来lái，都dōu行xíng。
No matter who comes, it's fine.
不安 bù ān HSK 3
uneasy · worried · disturbed
他tā心xīn里lǐ不bù安ān。
He feels uneasy inside.
不光 bù guāng HSK 3
not only · not just
他tā不光bù guāng会huì汉语hànyǔ，还hái会huì英语yīngyǔ。
He not only knows Chinese, but also English.
不得不 bù dé bù HSK 3
have no choice but to · cannot but
我wǒ不bù得dé不bù走zǒu。
I have to leave.
能不能 néng bùnéng HSK 3
can or cannot · whether able to
你nǐ能不能néng bù néng帮bāng我wǒ？
Can you help me?
不管 bù guǎn HSK 4
no matter · regardless of
不管bùguǎn下xià雨yǔ，我wǒ都dōu去qù。
No matter if it rains, I'll go.
不然 bù rán HSK 4
otherwise · or else
你nǐ快kuài点diǎn，不然bùrán就jiù晚wǎn了le。
Hurry up, or you'll be late.
受不了 shòu bù liǎo HSK 4
cannot stand · to be unable to bear
我wǒ受不了shòubuliǎo了le。
I can't stand it.
不在乎 bù zài hu HSK 4
to not care · to not mind
我wǒ不在乎bùzàihū钱qián。
I don't care about money.
说不定 shuō bu dìng HSK 4
maybe · perhaps · who knows
他tā说不定shuō bu dìng来lái。
He might come.
来不及 lái bu jí HSK 4
to not have enough time to · too late to
现在xiànzài走zǒu，来不及láibují了le。
If we leave now, it'll be too late.
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ HSK 4
remarkable · extraordinary
他tā真zhēn了不起liǎobuqǐ。
He is really amazing.
离不开 lí bu kāi HSK 4
cannot do without · inseparable from
我wǒ离不开líbùkāi手机shǒujī。
I can't do without my phone.
不要紧 bù yào jǐn HSK 4
it doesn't matter · not serious
不要紧bùyàojǐn，我wǒ来lái。
It doesn't matter, I'll come.
看不起 kàn bu qǐ HSK 4
to look down on · to despise
他tā不bù应该yīnggāi看不起kànbuqǐ别人biérén。
He shouldn't look down on others.
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