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Character 不

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Learn the chinese character 不 ( bù - bú ) : not.
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pinyin	bù - bú
strokes	4
meaning	bù : (particule) (negative prefix) / not / no bú : (particule) (when directly preceding a tone 4) / not / no
dictionary	不

笔顺

Stroke order

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Etymology

the sky 一 as a limit, blocking the bird 小

部首

Radical

一

常用词语

Frequently-used words or phrases

不必	bù bì	need not / does not have to
不错	bù cuò	correct / right / not bad / pretty good
不但	bù dàn	not only (... but also...)
不得不	bù dé bù	have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
不得了	bù dé liǎo	desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly
不断	bù duàn	unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
不过	bù guò	only / merely / no more than / but / however / only
不好意思	bù hǎo yì si	feel embarrassed / be ill at ease / find it embarrassing (to do sth)
不久	bù jiǔ	not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after
不论	bù lùn	no matter (what, who, how, etc.) / whether / or / regardless of
不如	bù rú	not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to
不行	bù xíng	won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
不幸	bù xìng	misfortune / adversity / unfortunate / sad / unfortunately
不用	bù yòng	need not