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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
不 bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-	HSK 1


对不起 duìbuqǐ	对不起 \| 对不起* \| *对不起	I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint	對不起 HSK 1


差不多 chàbuduō	差不多 \| 差不多* \| *差不多	almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad	HSK 4


不仅 bùjǐn	不仅 \| 不仅* \| *不仅	not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)	不僅 HSK 4


不管 bùguǎn	不管 \| 不管* \| *不管	not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter	HSK 4


不然 bùrán	不然 \| 不然* \| *不然	not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?	HSK 5


要不 yàobù	要不 \| 要不* \| *要不	otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...)	HSK 5


说不定 shuōbudìng	说不定 \| 说不定* \| *说不定	can't say for sure / maybe	說不定 HSK 5


了不起 liǎobuqǐ	了不起 \| 了不起* \| *了不起	amazing / terrific / extraordinary	HSK 5


舍不得 shěbude	舍不得 \| 舍不得* \| *舍不得	to hate to do sth / to hate to part with / to begrudge	捨不得 HSK 5


不安 bù'ān	不安 \| 不安* \| *不安	unpeaceful / unstable / uneasy / disturbed / restless / worried	HSK 5


不得了 bùdéliǎo	不得了 \| 不得了* \| *不得了	desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly	HSK 5


不如 bùrú	不如 \| 不如* \| *不如	not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to	HSK 5


不足 bùzú	不足 \| 不足* \| *不足	insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not	HSK 5


不由得 bùyóude	不由得 \| 不由得* \| *不由得	can't help / cannot but	HSK 6


迫不及待 pòbùjídài	迫不及待 \| 迫不及待* \| *迫不及待	impatient (idiom); in a hurry / itching to get on with it	HSK 6


络绎不绝 luòyìbùjué	络绎不绝 \| 络绎不绝* \| *络绎不绝	(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream	絡繹不絕 HSK 6


不妨 bùfáng	不妨 \| 不妨* \| *不妨	there is no harm in / might as well	HSK 6


不堪 bùkān	不堪 \| 不堪* \| *不堪	cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely	HSK 6


不可思议 bùkěsīyì	不可思议 \| 不可思议* \| *不可思议	inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable / unfathomable	不可思議 HSK 6


不止 bùzhǐ	不止 \| 不止* \| *不止	incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to	HSK 6


不择手段 bùzéshǒuduàn	不择手段 \| 不择手段* \| *不择手段	by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously	不擇手段 HSK 6


有条不紊 yǒutiáobùwěn	有条不紊 \| 有条不紊* \| *有条不紊	regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged	有條不紊 HSK 6


不言而喻 bùyán'éryù	不言而喻 \| 不言而喻* \| *不言而喻	it goes without saying; it is self-evident	HSK 6


不惜 bùxī	不惜 \| 不惜* \| *不惜	not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth)	HSK 6


刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn	刻不容缓 \| 刻不容缓* \| *刻不容缓	to brook no delay / to demand immediate action	刻不容緩 HSK 6


锲而不舍 qiè'érbùshě	锲而不舍 \| 锲而不舍* \| *锲而不舍	to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts	鍥而不捨 HSK 6


不禁 bùjīn	不禁 \| 不禁* \| *不禁	can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from	HSK 6


不得已 bùdéyǐ	不得已 \| 不得已* \| *不得已	to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must	HSK 6


不免 bùmiǎn	不免 \| 不免* \| *不免	inevitably	HSK 6


不时 bùshí	不时 \| 不时* \| *不时	from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently	不時 HSK 6


不要 bùyào	不要 \| 不要* \| *不要	don't! / must not


不够 bùgòu	不够 \| 不够* \| *不够	not enough / insufficient / inadequate	不夠


不可 bùkě	不可 \| 不可* \| *不可	cannot; should not; must not


绝不 juébù	绝不 \| 绝不* \| *绝不	in no way / not in the least / absolutely not	絕不


供不应求 gōngbùyìngqiú	供不应求 \| 供不应求* \| *供不应求	supply does not meet demand	供不應求


不断 bùduàn	不断 \| 不断* \| *不断	unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant	不斷


并不 bìngbù	并不 \| 并不* \| *并不	not at all / emphatically not	並不


从不 cóngbù	从不 \| 从不* \| *从不	never	從不


不明 bùmíng	不明 \| 不明* \| *不明	not clear / unknown / to fail to understand


永不 yǒngbù	永不 \| 永不* \| *永不	never / will never


不顾 bùgù	不顾 \| 不顾* \| *不顾	in spite of; regardless of	不顧


不用 bùyòng	不用 \| 不用* \| *不用	need not


不凡 bùfán	不凡 \| 不凡* \| *不凡	out of the ordinary / out of the common run


不良 bùliáng	不良 \| 不良* \| *不良	bad / harmful / unhealthy


比不上 bǐbùshàng	比不上 \| 比不上* \| *比不上	can't compare with


不同 bùtóng	不同 \| 不同* \| *不同	different / distinct / not the same / not alike


不敌 bùdí	不敌 \| 不敌* \| *不敌	no match for / cannot beat	不敵


情不自禁 qíngbùzìjīn	情不自禁 \| 情不自禁* \| *情不自禁	unable to restrain emotions / cannot help


不对 bùduì	不对 \| 不对* \| *不对	incorrect / wrong / amiss / abnormal / queer	不對


忍不住 rěnbuzhù	忍不住 \| 忍不住* \| *忍不住	cannot help / unable to bear


不亦乐乎 bùyìlèhū	不亦乐乎 \| 不亦乐乎* \| *不亦乐乎	lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully	不亦樂乎


不便 bùbiàn	不便 \| 不便* \| *不便	inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash


会不会 huìbùhuì	会不会 \| 会不会* \| *会不会	(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not	會不會


好不 hǎobù	好不 \| 好不* \| *好不	not at all ... / how very ...


不但 bùdàn	不但 \| 不但* \| *不但	not only (... but also ...)


不妥 bùtuǒ	不妥 \| 不妥* \| *不妥	not proper / inappropriate


惨不忍睹 cǎnbùrěndǔ	惨不忍睹 \| 惨不忍睹* \| *惨不忍睹	lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious	慘不忍睹


不一 bùyī	不一 \| 不一* \| *不一	to vary / to differ


不知 bùzhī	不知 \| 不知* \| *不知	not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)


不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi	不好意思 \| 不好意思* \| *不好意思	to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)


毫不 háobù	毫不 \| 毫不* \| *毫不	hardly / not in the least / not at all


不能 bùnéng	不能 \| 不能* \| *不能	cannot / must not / should not


只不过 zhǐbuguò	只不过 \| 只不过* \| *只不过	only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...	只不過


不可一世 bùkěyīshì	不可一世 \| 不可一世* \| *不可一世	to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant


不该 bùgāi	不该 \| 不该* \| *不该	should not / to owe nothing	不該


要不然 yàobùrán	要不然 \| 要不然* \| *要不然	otherwise / or else / or


不了 bùle	不了 \| 不了* \| *不了	no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)


不了 bùliǎo	不了 \| 不了* \| *不了	(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth) / (pattern: {verb} + 個｜个 + ~) without end; incessantly


赞不绝口 zànbùjuékǒu	赞不绝口 \| 赞不绝口* \| *赞不绝口	to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven	讚不絕口


赞不绝口 zànbùjuékǒu	赞不绝口 \| 赞不绝口* \| *赞不绝口	to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven	贊不絕口


无所不能 wúsuǒbùnéng	无所不能 \| 无所不能* \| *无所不能	omnipotent	無所不能


少不了 shǎobuliǎo	少不了 \| 少不了* \| *少不了	cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many


要不是 yàobushì	要不是 \| 要不是* \| *要不是	if it were not for / but for


不乏 bùfá	不乏 \| 不乏* \| *不乏	there is no lack of


不论 bùlùn	不论 \| 不论* \| *不论	whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss	不論


心照不宣 xīnzhàobùxuān	心照不宣 \| 心照不宣* \| *心照不宣	to have a tacit understanding


不管不顾 bùguǎnbùgù	不管不顾 \| 不管不顾* \| *不管不顾	to pay scant regard to (sth) / unheeding / reckless	不管不顧


痛不欲生 tòngbùyùshēng	痛不欲生 \| 痛不欲生* \| *痛不欲生	to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead


不佳 bùjiā	不佳 \| 不佳* \| *不佳	not good


受不了 shòubùliǎo	受不了 \| 受不了* \| *受不了	unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand


足不出户 zúbùchūhù	足不出户 \| 足不出户* \| *足不出户	lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home	足不出戶


离不开 líbukāi	离不开 \| 离不开* \| *离不开	inseparable / inevitably linked to	離不開


想不到 xiǎngbudào	想不到 \| 想不到* \| *想不到	unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that


来不及 láibují	来不及 \| 来不及* \| *来不及	there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)	來不及


再不 zàibù	再不 \| 再不* \| *再不	if not, then / otherwise


不知不觉 bùzhībùjué	不知不觉 \| 不知不觉* \| *不知不觉	unconsciously / unwittingly	不知不覺


何不 hébù	何不 \| 何不* \| *何不	why not? / why not do (sth)?


不行 bùxíng	不行 \| 不行* \| *不行	won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable


势不可挡 shìbùkědǎng	势不可挡 \| 势不可挡* \| *势不可挡	see 勢不可當｜势不可当	勢不可擋


恨不得 hènbude	恨不得 \| 恨不得* \| *恨不得	wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth


一蹶不振 yījuébùzhèn	一蹶不振 \| 一蹶不振* \| *一蹶不振	one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch


一尘不染 yīchénbùrǎn	一尘不染 \| 一尘不染* \| *一尘不染	untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible / spotless	一塵不染


必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo	必不可少 \| 必不可少* \| *必不可少	absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential


求之不得 qiúzhībùdé	求之不得 \| 求之不得* \| *求之不得	lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for


万不得已 wànbùdéyǐ	万不得已 \| 万不得已* \| *万不得已	only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort	萬不得已


不尽 bùjìn	不尽 \| 不尽* \| *不尽	not completely / endlessly	不盡


说不得 shuōbude	说不得 \| 说不得* \| *说不得	to be unmentionable / be unspeakable / must / cannot but	說不得


不当 bùdàng	不当 \| 不当* \| *不当	unsuitable / improper / inappropriate	不當


不料 bùliào	不料 \| 不料* \| *不料	unexpectedly / to one's surprise

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