HSK 1 · Yes & no

不

bù

not; no

Stroke order of 不

不 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A line '一' blocks a sprouting root from pushing up — NO, it may not grow.

Parts: pictograph (originally a plant root/bud); visually 一 line + 个-like shape

Example sentence

我不喝茶。

I don't drink tea.

Words with 不

不客气you're welcome 对不起sorry 不大not very; not often 不用no need 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 不少quite a lot 不够not enough 不满dissatisfied 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 不一定not necessarily 差不多almost; about the same 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 不过but; however 不但not only

More words: Yes & no

没not (have); did not 没有not have; there is not; did not 别don't 不大not very; not often 不用no need 对right; correct; towards 不对incorrect 错wrong; mistake 是不是is it or not

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