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 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards 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) 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 背后 背後 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions 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 后退 後退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat syn 后门 後門 hòu mén back door / back gate / (fig.) back-door influence / under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor 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 院子 yuàn zi courtyard / garden / yard / patio / CL:個|个[ge4] / (old) servant syn 不是 bù shì no / is not / not syn 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 不光 bù guāng not the only one / not only syn 后背 後背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth syn 综合症 綜合症 zōng hé zhèng syndrome 再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn 不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn 回电 回電 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram 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 萨斯 薩斯 sà sī SARS / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 综合征 綜合徵 zōng hé zhēng syndrome 退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn 不符 bù fú inconsistent / not in agreement with / not agree or tally with / not conform to syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise) syn 不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 运动场 運動場 yùn dòng chǎng sports field / playground / exercise yard 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 前院 qián yuàn front courtyard / front yard 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings 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 彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver 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 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 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 示弱 shì ruò not to fight back / to take it lying down / to show weakness / to show one's softer side 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 驼峰 駝峰 tuó fēng hump of a camel / hump (in a railroad hump yard) 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 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 非典 fēi diǎn atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS 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 背靠背 bèi kào bèi back to back 送还 送還 sòng huán to return / to give back / to send back / to repatriate syn 回眸 huí móu to glance back / to look back / retrospective syn 投桃报李 投桃報李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. 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 船厂 船廠 chuán chǎng shipyard / shipbuilder's yard 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 留一手 liú yī shǒu to hold back a trick / not to divulge all one's trade secrets syn 尚无 尚無 shàng wú not yet / not so far syn 厂子 廠子 chǎng zi (coll.) factory / mill / yard / depot 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 