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 没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be 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 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 正常 zhèng cháng regular / normal / ordinary 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 通常 tōng cháng regular / usual / normal / usually / normally 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) 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 平时 平時 píng shí ordinarily / in normal times / in peacetime syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 回复 回復 huí fù to recover / to revert / to return to (good health, normal condition etc) / variant of 回覆|回复[hui2fu4] 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 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people 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 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 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 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 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 常态 常態 cháng tài normal state 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 原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 未尝 未嘗 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily 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 照理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to 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 师大 師大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college syn 正品 zhèng pǐn certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods 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 一反常态 一反常態 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom) / quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character 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 不争 不爭 bù zhēng widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for 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 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 正态分布 正態分佈 zhèng tài fēn bù (math.) normal distribution / Gaussian distribution 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 非独 非獨 fēi dú not only / not merely syn 法线 法線 fǎ xiàn (geometry) normal line 师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training / pedagogical / normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) syn 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 师范大学 師範大學 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college syn 不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to / not resigned to syn 不介意 bù jiè yì not to take offense / do not mind 师范学院 師範學院 shī fàn xué yuàn teacher's college / normal school 未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon 规范性 規範性 guī fàn xìng normal / standard 北京师范大学 北京師範大學 běi jīng shī fàn dà xué Beijing Normal University 不厌 不厭 bù yàn not to tire of / not to object to 对头 對頭 duì tóu correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right syn 