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Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Felag (IP Logged)
Date: November 06, 2009 11:52AM
I know you usually answer a question with 不 shi, 不 dui, 不 yong, 不 xing etc etc according to the situation and the verb used in the previous sentence, but is it possible to reply with only "不"? Or "不, wo xihuan......" (for example)? Or is it correct to say that that is gramatically wrong?

But does Chinese still say it? Or does this only occur as a 'slip of tongue', that is, not on purpose?
Is "不不不, ..." accepted in Chinese?

Re: Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Enricobrasil (IP Logged)
Date: November 06, 2009 10:48PM
Of course. That's in all languages in the world.

Re: Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Azni (IP Logged)
Date: November 07, 2009 02:13AM
Well, I hear it said alone all the time, or as 不不不。So it's definitely accepted in spoken Chinese.

Re: Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Analgesia (IP Logged)
Date: November 07, 2009 07:51AM
take it easy ,many words in chinese can independently used even in written chinese so does verbal usage as well

Re: Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Silkchina (IP Logged)
Date: November 09, 2009 06:42AM
it can be used any where except formal written chinese

Re: Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Zhangada890 (IP Logged)
Date: November 13, 2009 11:55PM
yes

Re: Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Felag (IP Logged)
Date: November 18, 2009 01:06AM
Does that mean that what they say: "Chinese don't have 'yes' and 'no'" is incorrect? Please explain in your answers.

Re: Can 不 stand alone?
Posted by: Yipaerhan (IP Logged)
Date: November 20, 2009 03:19AM
不不不&不surely can be accepted,

but u'd better say:“不不不,谢谢。”(means:No,thanks).

that would more genteel. smiling smiley



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