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HSK
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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
don't!; must not
HSK 2
not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after
HSK 2
not enough / insufficient / inadequate
HSK 2
whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
HSK 3
different / distinct / not the same / not alike
HSK 2
to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
HSK 2
unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
HSK 3
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
not very / not too / not often
HSK 1
not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
HSK 3
incorrect / wrong / amiss / abnormal / queer
HSK 1
correct / right / not bad / pretty good
HSK 2
won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
HSK 2
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
HSK 4
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to
HSK 2
bad / harmful / unhealthy
HSK 5
incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to
HSK 5
many / a lot / not few
HSK 2
not to care
HSK 4
misfortune / adversity / unfortunate / sad / unfortunately / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter
HSK 4
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt
HSK 1
not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
HSK 4
hasn't yet; hasn't ever
HSK 5
no more; no longer
HSK 6
incessant
HSK 5
need not
HSK 1
dissatisfied; discontented; resentful / (before a number) to be less than
HSK 2
have to / cannot but
HSK 5
desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly
HSK 5
insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not
HSK 5
not only (... but also ...)
HSK 2
unfavorable / disadvantageous / harmful / detrimental
HSK 5
need not / does not have to / not necessarily
HSK 3
inevitably
HSK 5
unpeaceful / unstable / uneasy / disturbed / restless / worried
HSK 3
not easy to do sth / difficult / unchanging
HSK 5
not worth
HSK 6
not the only one / not only
HSK 3
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
HSK 6
in spite of; regardless of
HSK 5
to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical
HSK 6
unexpectedly / to one's surprise
HSK 6
not necessarily / maybe
HSK 2
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
to not understand / to be puzzled by / indissoluble
HSK 7-9
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
HSK 7-9
untiring / unremitting / indefatigable
HSK 7-9
no / is not / not
fault; blame
slack / in a slump
HSK 7-9
impatient / to lose patience
HSK 5
uneven / injustice / unfairness / wrong / grievance / indignant / dissatisfied
HSK 7-9
from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently
HSK 5
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased
inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash
HSK 6
cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
HSK 7-9
to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight
HSK 7-9
to leave without saying good-bye
HSK 7-9
incautious / inattentive
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
HSK 7-9
impressive / out of the ordinary
not very / not particularly
HSK 6
can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)
not to distinguish; to make no distinction / (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)
needless; unnecessary
without doubt / with full self-confidence / forty years of age
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding
unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
HSK 6
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes)
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
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
HSK 7-9
equally matched / about the same
HSK 7-9
not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth)
HSK 7-9
indefinite / unclear
cannot / must not / should not
can't help / cannot but
HSK 7-9
not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
HSK 6
needless to say; it goes without saying
HSK 7-9
not only that, but ...
not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than
nothing else but
not proper / inappropriate
indefinite / indeterminate / (botany) adventitious
HSK 7-9
regardless of the consequences / recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
can't help (doing sth)
(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
HSK 7-9
force majeure; act of God
unclear / not understood / currently unknown
dissatisfied
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss
(idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
no less than / not inferior to
HSK 7-9
not necessarily / not likely
HSK 7-9
cannot; should not; must not

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