Trad. Simp. Pinyin English
不必要 bú bì yào needless; unnecessary
不大 bú dà not very; not too; not often
不當一回事 不当一回事 bú dàng yì huí shì not regard as a matter (of any importance)
不定詞 不定词 bú dìng cí infinitive
不克 bú kè cannot; to not be able (to); to be unable to
不客氣 不客气 bú kè qì you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it
不列顛哥倫比亞省立法會 不列颠哥伦比亚省立法会 Bú liè diān Gē lún bǐ yà shěng Lì fǎ huì Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
不列顛諸島 不列颠诸岛 bú liè diān zhū dǎo British Isles
不耐煩 不耐烦 bú nài fán impatience; impatient
不怕 bú pà fearless; do not fear; is not afraid of; is not damaged by (e.g.,a waterproof watch + water)
不是 bú shì (v) not be; (n) blame or fault
不是嗎 不是吗 bú shì ma isn't it
不幸的是 bú xìng de shì unfortunately
不易 bú yì not easy to do sth.; difficult
不住 bú zhù repeatedly; continuously; constantly
不自量 bú zì liàng not take a proper measure of oneself; overrate one's own abilities
不自在 bú zì zài uneasiness
(negative prefix); not; no
不安 bù ān unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried
不白之冤 bù bái zhī yuān unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice
不敗之地 不败之地 bù bài zhī dì invincible position
不卑不亢 bù bēi bú kàng (saying) neither servile or overbearing
不備 不备 bù bèi unprepared; off guard
不比 bù bǐ unlike
不必 bù bì need not; does not have to
不避艱險 不避艰险 bù bì jiān xiǎn shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers
不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
不變 不变 bù biàn unchanging; constant
不變化 不变化 bù biàn huà invariably
不變價格 不变价格 bù biàn jià gé fixed price; constant price
不辨菽麥 不辨菽麦 bù biàn shū mài be unable to tell beans from wheat - have no knowledge of practical matters
不變資本 不变资本 bù biàn zī běn constant capital
不測 不测 bù cè accident; mishap; contingency
不曾 bù céng never (have done sth)
不成 bù chéng won't do
不成功 bù chéng gōng unsuccessful
不承認主義 不承认主义 bù chéng rèn zhǔ yì policy of non-recognition
不誠實 不诚实 bù chéng shí dishonest
不成文法 bù chéng wén fǎ unwritten law
不逞之徒 bù chěng zhī tú desperado
不齒 不齿 bù chǐ despise; hold in contempt
不恥下問 不耻下问 bù chǐ xià wèn not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
不啻 bù chì not less than; as; like; as good as
不出所料 bù chū suǒ liào as expected
不揣冒昧 bù chuǎi mào mèi venture to; presume to; take the liberty of
不辭而別 不辞而别 bù cí ér bié leave without saying good-bye
不辭辛苦 不辞辛苦 bù cí xīn kǔ make nothing of hardships
不錯 不错 bù cuò correct; right; not bad; pretty good
不打不相識 不打不相识 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí from an exchange of blows friendship grows; no discord; no concord
不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo confess without being pressed; make a confession without duress
不大離兒 不大离儿 bù dà lí er pretty close; just about right; not bad
不帶電 不带电 bù dài diàn uncharged; electrically neutral
不待說 不待说 bù dài shuō needless to say; it goes without saying
不丹 bù dān Bhutan
不單 不单 bù dān not the only; not merely; not simply
不但 bù dàn not only (... but also...)
不當得利 不当得利 bù dāng dé lì unjust enrichment
不當 不当 bù dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
不倒翁 bù dǎo wēng tumbler; roly-poly
不道德 bù dào dé immoral
不到黃河心不死 不到黄河心不死 bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River - not stop until one reaches one's goal; refuse to give up until all hope is gone
不得 bù dé must not; may not; not be allowed; cannot
不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
不得而知 bù dé ér zhī unknown; unable to find out
不得勁 不得劲 bù dé jìn awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well
不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
不得人心 bù dé rén xīn not enjoy popular support; be unpopular
不得要領 不得要领 bù dé yào lǐng fail to grasp the main points
不得已 bù dé yǐ act against one's will; have no alternative but to; have to; to have no choice; must
不登大雅之堂 bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng not appeal to refined taste; be unrefined; be unpresentable
不等 bù děng to vary; to differ; depending
不等邊三角形 不等边三角形 bù děng biān sān jiǎo xíng scalene triangle
不等號 不等号 bù děng hào sign of inequality
不等價交換 不等价交换 bù děng jià jiāo huàn exchange of unequal values
不等式 bù děng shì inequality
不抵抗主義 不抵抗主义 bù dǐ kàng zhǔ yì policy of nonresistance
不迭 bù dié cannot cope; find it too much; incessantly
不定 bù dìng indefinite; adventitious; indeterminate
不定期 bù dìng qī non-scheduled; irregularly
不懂 bù dǒng (n) incomprehension; (v) not understand
不動 不动 bù dòng motionless
不動產 不动产 bù dòng chǎn real estate; immovable property; immovables
不動點 不动点 bù dòng diǎn fixed point (of a map in math.)
不動點定理 不动点定理 bù dòng diǎn dìng lǐ (math.) fixed point theorem
不凍港 不冻港 bù dòng gǎng ice-free port; open port
不動聲色 不动声色 bù dòng shēng sè maintain one's composure; stay calm and collected; not turn a hair; not bat an eyelid
不動搖 不动摇 bù dòng yáo unmoved
不獨 不独 bù dú not only
不端 bù duān improper; dishonorable
不斷 不断 bù duàn unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
不對 不对 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer
不對碴兒 不对碴儿 bù duì chá er not proper; not fit for the occasion
不對勁 不对劲 bù duì jìn not in good condition
不二法門 不二法门 bù èr fǎ mén the one and only way; the only proper course to take
不乏 bù fá there is no lack of
不法 bù fǎ lawless; illegal; unlawful
不凡 bù fán out of the ordinary; out of the common run
不妨 bù fāng there is no harm in; might as well
不方便 bù fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient
不費吹灰之力 不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust - not needing the slightest effort
不分 bù fēn irrespective
不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's; share everything; be on very intimate terms
不分青紅皂白 不分青红皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái indiscriminately
不分勝負 不分胜负 bù fēn shèng fù tie; draw; come out even
不分軒輊 不分轩轾 bù fēn xuān zhì well-matched; equally matched
不服 bù fú not accept (something); want to have (something) overruled or changed; refuse to obey or comply; refuse to accept as final; remain unconvinced by; not give in to
不符 bù fú inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to
不服水土 bù fú shuǐ tǔ (of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place; not acclimatized
不甘 bù gān unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling
不干不淨 不干不净 bù gān bù jìng unclean; filthy
不干涉 bù gān shè noninterference; nonintervention
不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to; not resigned to
不敢當 不敢当 bù gǎn dāng (lit.) I dare not accept the honor; I don't deserve it (your praise)
不敢相信 bù gǎn xiāng xìn unbelievable
不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
不公 bù gōng unjust; unfair
不恭 bù gōng disrespectful
不公平 bù gōng píng unfair
不公正 bù gōng zhèng injustice
不攻自破 bù gōng zì pò collapse of itself
不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān will not live under the same sky (with one's enemy) - absolutely irreconcilable
不苟 bù gǒu not lax; not casual; careful; conscientious
不夠 不够 bù gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate
不顧 不顾 bù gù in spite of; regardless of
不顧一切 不顾一切 bù gù yī qiē reckless
不管 bù guǎn no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter
不光 bù guāng not the only one; not only
不規則 不规则 bù guī zé irregular
不軌 不轨 bù guǐ against the law or discipline
不過 不过 bù guò only; merely; no more than; but; however; only
不過爾爾 不过尔尔 bù guò ěr ěr merely mediocre; just middling
不過意 不过意 bù guò yì be sorry; feel apologetic
不寒而慄 不寒而栗 bù hán ér lì shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder
不含糊 bù hán hū unambiguous; unequivocal; explicit; not ordinary; really good
不好 bù hǎo no good
不好惹 bù hǎo rě not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense
不好意思 bù hǎo yì si feel embarrassed; be ill at ease; find it embarrassing (to do sth)
不合 bù hé not conform to; be unsuited to; be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
不和 bù hé not get along well; be on bad terms; be at odds; discord
不合法 bù hé fǎ illegal
不合理 bù hé lǐ unreasonable
不合適 不合适 bù hé shì improper
不合作運動 不合作运动 bù hé zuò yùn dòng non-cooperation movement
不很 bù hěn not very
不懷好意 不怀好意 bù huái hǎo yì harbor evil designs; harbor malicious intentions
不歡而散 不欢而散 bù huān ér sàn part on bad terms; (of a meeting, etc.) break up in discord
不會 不会 bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act,happen,etc.); have not learned to; be unable to
不諱 不讳 bù huì without concealing anything; die
不羈 不羁 bù jī unruly; uninhibited
不及 bù jí not as good as; inferior to; find it too late
不即不離 不即不离 bù jí bù lí be neither too familiar nor too distant; keep sb at arm's length
不及格 bù jí gé fail
不吉利 bù jí lì ominous
不及物動詞 不及物动词 bù jí wù dòng cí intransitive verb
不急之務 不急之务 bù jí zhī wù a matter of no great urgency
不濟 不济 bù jì not good; of no use
不記名投票 不记名投票 bù jì míng tóu piào secret ballot
不計其數 不计其数 bù jì qí shù countless; innumerable
不濟事 不济事 bù jì shì no good; of no use; not of any help
不加思索 bù jiā sī suǒ without thinking; without hesitation; readily; offhand
不間斷電源 不间断电源 bù jiān duàn diàn yuán uninterruptible power supply
不簡單 不简单 bù jiǎn dān not simple; rather complicated; remarkable; marvelous
不見 不见 bù jiàn not see; not meet
不見得 不见得 bù jiàn de not necessarily; not likely
不見棺材不落淚 不见棺材不落泪 bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
不見經傳 不见经传 bù jiàn jīng zhuàn not to be found in the classics - not authoritative; unknown
不見了 不见了 bù jiàn le disappear; be missing
不結果 不结果 bù jié guǒ fruitless
不結盟 不结盟 bù jié méng nonalignment
不結盟運動 不结盟运动 bù jié méng yùn dòng nonaligned movement
不解 bù jiě not understand; indissoluble
不禁 bù jīn can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
不僅 不仅 bù jǐn not the only one; not only; not just
不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng not amenable to reason; unreasonable
不經一事不長一智 不经一事不长一智 bù jīng yī shì bù zhǎng yī zhì you can't gain knowledge without practice; wisdom comes from experience
不經意 不经意 bù jīng yì carelessly; by accident
不經之談 不经之谈 bù jīng zhī tán absurd statement; cock-and-bull story
不景氣 不景气 bù jǐng qì depression; recession; slump
不脛而走 不胫而走 bù jìng ér zǒu get round fast; spread like wildfire
不久 bù jiǔ not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones
不拘 bù jū not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever
不拘一格 bù jū yī gé not stick to one pattern
不倦 bù juàn tireless; untiring; indefatigable
不覺 不觉 bù jué unconsciously
不覺察 不觉察 bù jué chá unaware
不絕如縷 不绝如缕 bù jué rú lǚ hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly
不堪 bù kān cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
不堪忍受 bù kān rěn shòu unbearable
不亢不卑 bù kàng bù bēi neither haughty nor humble; neither overbearing nor servile; neither supercilious nor obsequious
不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not
不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn unavoidably
不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by; rare
不可分割 bù kě fēn gē inalienable; unalienable; inseparable; indivisible
不可分離 不可分离 bù kě fēn lí inseparable
不可告人 bù kě gào rén hidden; kept secret; not to be divulged
不可估量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure
不可或缺 bù kě huò quē necessary; must have
不可救藥 不可救药 bù kě jiù yào incurable; incorrigible; beyond cure; hopeless
不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì force majeure

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