不 bù adv. no / not so / (bound form) not / un- / variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no syn 未 wèi adv. 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 adv. need not / does not have to / not necessarily syn 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn conj. not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) 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 不惜 bù xī v. not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn 不足 bù zú v., n. insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 不得 bù dé v. must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn 不符 bù fú v. 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 无须 無須 wú xū adv. need not / not obliged to / not necessarily syn 不算 bù suàn v. 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 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 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 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 未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon 未始 wèi shǐ not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not syn 没 沒 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not syn 没有 沒有 méi yǒu v., adv. haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn 而 ér conj. and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) syn 根本 gēn běn n., adj., adv. 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 v. not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less syn 不行 bù xíng v., adj. won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 不同 bù tóng adj. different / distinct / not the same / not alike syn 重 zhòng n., adj. heavy / serious / to attach importance to syn 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng adj. grave / serious / severe / critical syn 认真 認真 rèn zhēn adj. conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 不然 bù rán conj., adj. not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? syn 不许 不許 bù xǔ v. not to allow / must not / can't syn 非 fēi v., adv., pref. 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 尊重 zūn zhòng v., adj. to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper 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 v. not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù adj., v. (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce syn 大不了 dà bù liǎo adj., adv. at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming syn 决不 決不 jué bù not at all / simply (can) not syn 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi n. serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 不如 bù rú v. not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 毫不 háo bù adv. hardly / not in the least / not at all syn 何不 hé bù why not? / why not do (sth)? syn 不是 bù shì no / is not / not syn 正经 正經 zhèng jīng adj. decent / honorable / proper / serious / according to standards syn 当真 當真 dāng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really! syn 不光 bù guāng adv., conj. not the only one / not only syn 沉重 chén zhòng adj. heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn 再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn 不得了 bù dé liǎo adj. desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly syn 存活 cún huó v. to survive (a serious accident) / survival syn 重罪 zhòng zuì serious crime / felony 不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very / not particularly syn 尚未 shàng wèi adv. not yet / still not syn 未必 wèi bì adv. not necessarily / maybe not syn 重伤 重傷 zhòng shāng seriously hurt / serious injury syn 不容 bù róng v. must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 郑重 鄭重 zhèng zhòng adj. serious / solemn / earnest / conscientious syn 不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn 加重 jiā zhòng v. to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc) syn 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out 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 重病 zhòng bìng serious illness 重创 重創 zhòng chuāng v. to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage syn 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 病魔 bìng mó serious illness syn 不见得 不見得 bù jiàn de adv. 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 考量 kǎo liáng v. to consider / to give serious consideration to sth / consideration 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 较真 較真 jiào zhēn serious / meticulous / nitpicky / to take sth (or sb) seriously syn 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) / realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character 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 重度 zhòng dù serious / severe 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 无可厚非 無可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi not to be censured too strictly (idiom) / not altogether inexcusable / understandable / see 未可厚非[wei4 ke3 hou4 fei1] 深重 shēn zhòng very serious / grave / profound syn 未尝 未嘗 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily syn 轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng n. severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious 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 adj. 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 大过 大過 dà guò serious mistake / major demerit syn 