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"(literary) not" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
弗 fú (literary) not / used in transliteration syn
匪 fěi bandit / (literary) not syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
不 bù no / not so / (bound form) not / un- / variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no syn
没 沒 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not syn
也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn
没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn
被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur syn
而 ér and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) syn
根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn
第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn
无 無 wú not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less syn
不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn
不同 bù tóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike syn
不然 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? syn
未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° syn
不必 bù bì need not / does not have to / not necessarily syn
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow / must not / can't syn
非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not syn
不知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn
不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn
不见 不見 bù jiàn not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing syn
不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn
不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn
决不 決不 jué bù not at all / simply (can) not syn
不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn
不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn
毫不 háo bù hardly / not in the least / not at all syn
不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn
何不 hé bù why not? / why not do (sth)? syn
不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn
不是 bù shì no / is not / not syn
不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn
不光 bù guāng not the only one / not only syn
再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn
不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn
不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very / not particularly syn
尚未 shàng wèi not yet / still not syn
未必 wèi bì not necessarily / maybe not syn
不符 bù fú inconsistent / not in agreement with / not agree or tally with / not conform to syn
不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn
烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn
不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn
不单 不單 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply syn
不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn
污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn
无须 無須 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily syn
下不为例 下不為例 xià bù wéi lì not to be repeated / not to be taken as a precedent / just this once
前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn
不详 不詳 bù xiáng not in detail / not quite clear syn
朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn
不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn
不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned syn
不见得 不見得 bù jiàn de not necessarily / not likely syn
一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place syn
窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn
无益 無益 wú yì no good / not good for / not beneficial syn
若非 ruò fēi were it not for / if not for syn
不好惹 bù hǎo rě not to be trifled with / not to be pushed around / stand no nonsense
松散 鬆散 sōng san to relax / loose / not consolidated / not rigorous syn
不善 bù shàn bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive syn
并未 並未 bìng wèi (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ... / has not actually ... syn
义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn
松软 鬆軟 sōng ruǎn flexible / not rigid / spongy / soft or runny (not set hard) / loose (soil) syn
踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn
未尝 未嘗 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily syn
先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn
不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom) / remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid syn
二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom) / not raising any objection / without demur syn
不买账 不買賬 bù mǎi zhàng not to acknowledge sb as senior or superior / not to believe sth / don't buy it (slang)
不力 bù lì not to do one's best / not to exert oneself syn
不致 bù zhì not in such a way as to / not likely to
不务正业 不務正業 bù wù zhèng yè not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties syn
斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn
文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn
实景 實景 shí jǐng real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation) syn
不拘 bù jū not stick to / not confine oneself to / whatever syn
没脸 沒臉 méi liǎn ashamed / embarrassed / not having the face (to meet people) / not daring (out of shame) syn
不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn
尚无 尚無 shàng wú not yet / not so far syn
不服 bù fú not to accept sth / to want to have sth overruled or changed / to refuse to obey or comply / to refuse to accept as final / to remain unconvinced by / not to give in to syn
文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn
惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn
不争 不爭 bù zhēng widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for
周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified
僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply syn
切莫 qiè mò you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it) syn
名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn
无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn
不依 bù yī not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it syn
彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious
非独 非獨 fēi dú not only / not merely syn
不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming
不语 不語 bù yǔ (literary) not to speak
所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view
不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to / not resigned to syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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