| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 阿不來提.阿不都熱西提 | 阿不来提.阿不都热西提 | Ā bù lái tí Ā bù dū rè xī tí | Abdulaidi Amudurexiti (chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region) |
| 愛不釋手 | 爱不释手 | ài bù shì shǒu | fondle admiringly |
| 愛理不理 | 爱理不理 | ài lǐ bù lǐ | look cold and indifferent; be standoffish |
| 按兵不動 | 按兵不动 | àn bīng bù dòng | not throw the troops into battle; bide one's time; take on action |
| 巴不得 | bā bù dé | anxious; look forward to; earnestly wish for | |
| 八九不離十 | 八九不离十 | bā jiǔ bù lí shí | pretty close; very near; about right |
| 百讀不厭 | 百读不厌 | bǎi dú bù yàn | be worth reading a hundred times |
| 百思不解 | bǎi sī bù jiě | remain puzzled after pondering over sth; a hundred times; remain perplexed despite much thought | |
| 百聽不厭 | 百听不厌 | bǎi tīng bù yàn | worth hearing a hundred times |
| 百聞不如一見 | 百闻不如一见 | bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn | seeing for oneself is a hundred times better than hearing from others |
| 百折不撓 | 百折不挠 | bǎi zhé bù náo | keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks; be undaunted by repeated setbacks; be indomitable |
| 百足之蟲死而不僵 | 百足之虫死而不僵 | bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng | a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard |
| 扳不倒兒 | 扳不倒儿 | bān bù dǎo er | tumbler; roly-poly |
| 保不住 | bǎo bú zhù | most likely; more likely than not; may well | |
| 抱不平 | bào bù píng | be outraged by an injustice | |
| 備而不用 | 备而不用 | bèi ér bù yòng | have something ready just in case; keep something for possible future use |
| 比不上 | bǐ bù shàng | can't compare with | |
| 比上不足比下有余 | bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú | fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster | |
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential | |
| 必不可少組成 | 必不可少组成 | bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng | absolute necessity; sine qua non |
| 兵不血刃 | bīng bù xuè rèn | the edges of the swords not being stained with blood - win victory without firing a shot | |
| 兵不厭詐 | 兵不厌诈 | bīng bù yàn zhà | there can never be too much deception in war; in war nothing is too deceitful; all's fair in war |
| 冰炭不相容 | bīng tàn bù xiāng róng | as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals | |
| 並不 | 并不 | bìng bù | not at all; emphatically not |
| 並行不悖 | 并行不悖 | bìng xíng bù bèi | both can be implemented without coming into conflict; not be mutually exclusive; run parallel |
| 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 | |
| 不 | bù | (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 |
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