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 用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment syn 从来 從來 cóng lái always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence) syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 在乎 zài hu to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about syn 大不了 dà bù liǎo at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming syn 价 價 jie particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bu4] or 別|别[bie2] without any other following element syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 否定 fǒu dìng to negate / to deny / to reject / negative (answer) / negation syn 消极 消極 xiāo jí negative / passive / inactive syn 负面 負面 fù miàn negative / the negative side syn 阴性 陰性 yīn xìng negative / feminine 胆敢 膽敢 dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation) / to have the audacity to (do sth) syn 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn 答对 答對 dá duì (usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question syn 碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way / to be a hindrance / (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence / to matter syn 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 底片 dǐ piàn negative / photographic plate syn 心肝 xīn gān darling / (in negative sentences) heart / humanity syn 反响 反響 fǎn xiǎng repercussions / reaction / echo syn 人影 rén yǐng the shadow of a human figure / a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb) syn 后遗症 後遺症 hòu yí zhèng (medicine) sequelae / residual effects / (fig.) repercussions / aftermath 置信 zhì xìn to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc) syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 发酵 發酵 fā jiào to ferment / (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away / to simmer / to develop 贬义 貶義 biǎn yì derogatory sense / negative connotation 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" 消受 xiāo shòu to bear / to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy) syn 正反 zhèng fǎn positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside 一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success syn 声息 聲息 shēng xī sound (often with negative, not a sound) / whisper syn 好气 好氣 hǎo qì (coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑[hao3xiao4]) 余波 餘波 yú bō aftermath / repercussions / fallout 遏止 è zhǐ to hold back / to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) / to resist / esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc syn 阴极 陰極 yīn jí cathode / negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons) syn 负极 負極 fù jí negative pole / cathode syn 摇手 搖手 yáo shǒu to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle syn 负数 負數 fù shù negative number 排遣 pái qiǎn to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc) / to dispel (negative thoughts etc) syn 答理 dā li (usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc) / to respond / to answer syn 正负 正負 zhèng fù positive and negative syn 负电 fù diàn negative electric charge syn 负片 負片 fù piàn negative (in photography) 负离子 負離子 fù lí zǐ negative ion / anion (physics) 问津 問津 wèn jīn to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative) syn 负值 負值 fù zhí negative value (math.) 阴离子 陰離子 yīn lí zǐ negative ion / anion (physics) 才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) 压根 壓根 yà gēn (mainly used in the negative) in the first place / absolutely / simply 见得 見得 jiàn dé to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure 负增长 負增長 fù zēng zhǎng negative growth / economic recession 负压 負壓 fù yā suction / negative pressure 激将 激將 jī jiàng to spur sb into action by making negative remarks 底版 dǐ bǎn (photography) negative / photographic plate / (printing) plate / block syn 负反馈 負反饋 fù fǎn kuì negative feedback 屁 pì fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing 断 斷 duàn to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly syn 负 負 fù to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc) syn 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 像话 像話 xiàng huà proper / appropriate (mostly used in the negative or in a rhetorical question) 妨 fáng to hinder / (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm / (what) harm syn 负号 負號 fù hào negative value sign - (math.) / minus sign 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative) / to accept (a version of events) / to buy it syn 啻 chì only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just 反面人物 fǎn miàn rén wù negative character / bad guy (in a story) syn 等闲之辈 等閒之輩 děng xián zhī bèi (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with syn 阴模 陰模 yīn mó negative cast / negative 码头新装卸法的社会影响公约 碼頭新裝卸法的社會影響公約 Convention concerning the Social Repercussions of New Methods of Cargo Handling in Docks 假否定句 jiǎ fǒu dìng jù false negative 真否定句 zhēn fǒu dìng jù true negative (TN) 橆 wǔ variant of 無|无 / negative / none / without / apart from 否定句 fǒu dìng jù negative sentence 承望 chéng wàng to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...) / to look forward to syn 挨边 挨邊 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant) 拟球 擬球 nǐ qiú (math.) pseudosphere, a surface in ordinary space of constant negative curvature 格兰氏阴性 格蘭氏陰性 gé lán shì yīn xìng Gram negative (of bacteria) / also written 革蘭氏陰性|革兰氏阴性 济事 濟事 jì shì (usually used in the negative) to be of help or use syn 当回事 當回事 dàng huí shì to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") / to treat conscientiously 聊生 liáo shēng to earn a living (esp. with negative) 着边 著邊 zháo biān relevant / to the point / has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative) 识羞 識羞 shí xiū to know shame / to feel shame (often with a negative, shameless) 负分 負分 fù fēn negative score / minus (in grades, such as A-) 负整数 負整數 fù zhěng shù negative integer 轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it) 酸根 suān gēn negative ion / acid radical 开交 開交 kāi jiāo (used with negative) to conclude / (impossible) to end / (can't) finish 非正数 非正數 fēi zhèng shù a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero) 革兰氏阴性 革蘭氏陰性 gé lán shì yīn xìng Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind) 谙事 諳事 ān shì (often used in the negative in describing a young person) to have an understanding of things / to know how the world works 负外部性 負外部性 fù wài bù xìng negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) 阴电 陰電 yīn diàn negative electric charge syn 阴性预告值 yīn xìng yù gào zhí negative predictive value 酒精消费的不良社会后果专家会议 Expert Meeting on the Negative Social Consequences of Alcohol Use 阴性对照物 yīn xìng duì zhào wù negative control 