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 不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) 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 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 不尽然 不盡然 bù jìn rán not always / not entirely / not necessarily so / not entirely correct 天机不可泄漏 天機不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 天机不可泄露 天機不可泄露 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 口吐毒焰 kǒu tǔ dú yàn lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames / to speak angrily to sb (idiom) 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn 不必 bù bì need not / does not have to / not necessarily syn 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight 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 无须 無須 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily syn 不符 bù fú inconsistent / not in agreement with / not agree or tally with / not conform to syn 不单 不單 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply syn 不 bù no / not so / (bound form) not / un- / variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no syn 未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon 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 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 未始 wèi shǐ not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not syn 不足为训 不足為訓 bù zú wéi xùn not to be taken as an example / not an example to be followed / not to be taken as authoritative syn 名不副实 名不副實 míng bù fù shí the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) / more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. syn 不知者不罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible 不避斧钺 不避斧鉞 bù bì fǔ yuè not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed 善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. 不为过 不為過 bù wéi guò not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark 有毒 yǒu dú poisonous 防毒 fáng dú to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 毒物 dú wù poisonous substance / poison syn 毒液 dú yè venom / poisonous fluid 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 竹叶青 竹葉青 zhú yè qīng Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) 光气 光氣 guāng qì phosgene COCl2, aka carbonyl chloride, a poisonous gas 毒 dú poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics syn 蝮 fù insect / poisonous snake (archaic) 鸩 鴆 zhèn legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb syn 酖 zhèn poisonous / to poison 屠毒笔墨 屠毒筆墨 tú dú bǐ mò poisonous writing / disparaging writing / calumny 镻 dié name of poisonous snake in ancient text 中毒性 zhòng dú xìng poisonous / toxic 毒瓦斯 dú wǎ sī poisonous gas / stinking fart syn 毒蕈 dú xùn poisonous mushroom / toadstool 碳酰氯 tàn xiān lǜ carbonyl chloride COCl2 / phosgene, a poisonous gas 竹叶青蛇 竹葉青蛇 zhú yè qīng shé Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) 莽草 mǎng cǎo Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves) 鸩羽 鴆羽 zhèn yǔ the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩 雚菌 huán jūn a type of poisonous fungus that grows on reeds, used in Chinese medicine to help cure patients suffering from ascaris (parasitic worms) 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 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 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 青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding syn 不登大雅之堂 bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) / not presentable / coarse / unrefined 目不交睫 mù bù jiāo jié lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) / fig. to not sleep a wink syn 远水不解近渴 遠水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs 薰莸不同器 薰蕕不同器 xūn yóu bù tóng qì lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom) / bad people and good people do not mix 不遑多让 不遑多讓 bù huáng duō ràng lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom) / fig. not to be outdone / not to yield to one's opponents 不显山不露水 不顯山不露水 bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom) / fig. to hide the key facts 八字没一撇 八字沒一撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 八字还没一撇 八字還沒一撇 bā zì hái méi yī piě lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet / nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet 八字还没一撇儿 八字還沒一撇兒 bā zì hái méi yī piě r lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 家累千金，坐不垂堂 jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom) / fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger 愧不敢当 愧不敢當 kuì bù gǎn dāng lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much. 河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom) / Do not interfere with one another. / Mind your own business. 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it 知无不言，言无不尽 知無不言，言無不盡 zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom) / fig. frank / outspoken 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 光腳的不怕穿鞋的 guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power 没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 不是 bù shì no / is not / not syn 不同 bù tóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike syn 不知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 尚未 shàng wèi not yet / still not syn 不然 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? syn 再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn 不见 不見 bù jiàn not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing syn 毫不 háo bù hardly / not in the least / not at all syn 不详 不詳 bù xiáng not in detail / not quite clear syn 绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not syn 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 未必 wèi bì not necessarily / maybe not syn 不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn 不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow / must not / can't syn 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 决不 決不 jué bù not at all / simply (can) not syn 不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very / not particularly 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 何不 hé bù why not? / why not do (sth)? syn 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 