不 (bat1 | bu4 {fou3 fu1}) : no, not; un-; negative prefix

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不

bat1

bu4 {fou3 fu1}

no, not; un-; negative prefix

In Mandarin, 不 changes tone to bu2 before a character of the fourth tone.

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 一 (#1)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

不

Don't confuse with:
𣎴

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Dec 2009 04:54

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對不起 deoi3 bat1 hei2 dui4 bu4 qi3 = sorry; let sb down 國

不過 bat1 gwo3 bu2 guo4 = but; however

不可 bat1 ho2 bu4 ke3 = cannot; not able to

不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6*3 bu4 zhi1 dao4 = do not know 國

不明白 bat1 ming4 baak6 bu4 ming2 bai2 = not clear; unknown; fail to understand 國

永不 wing5 bat1 yong3 bu4 = never

不安 bat1 on1 bu4 an1 = anxiety

不相干 bat1 soeng1 gon1 bu4 xiang1 gan1 = irrelevant 國

不如 bat1 jyu4 bu4 ru2 = why not...?; it's better to...

不對 bat1 deoi3 bu4*2 dui4 = incorrect 國
See all 1145 compounds (CantoDict reports 1176 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 73 examples containing 不

他是不是中國人？國
Is he Chinese?
[Canto: 佢係唔係中國人？]

其實我想去，不過我有太多功課。
Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.

我不明白國
I don't understand

不如你試吓答啦？粵
Why don't you try to answer?
[^already a literal translation]

對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

不如去雞記食早餐囉! 粵
Let's go to KFC have a breakfast.

你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

你不乖的話，聖誕老公公就不會送你禮物了！國
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents!

今年聖誕節不要喝醉喔！國
Don't get drunk this Christmas!

烤火雞不是一件容易的事國
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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