不
Pinyin IPA [pu˥˩] Zhuyin
HSK 1 adverb 副词 Book 1 · Lesson 2 freq #9
Meaning
- adverb 副词
- no
- not
The general negative 'not', placed before verbs, adjectives, and adverbs: 不是 'is not', 不好 'not good'. The verb 有 is the exception — it takes 没 instead.
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
Pronunciation Note
Tone sandhi: 不 is bù (4th tone), but becomes bú (2nd tone) before another 4th-tone syllable — 不是 bú shì, 不去 bú qù.
Examples
| 不对。 | bú duì | It's wrong. |
| 不会吧。 | bú huì ba | Oh no! |
| 对不起。 | duì bù qǐ | Excuse me. |
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