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HSK 1
不

HSK 1adverb

不

bù

不 (bù) means “no; not so; (bound form) not; un-”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我不喜欢这个。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhège.

I don't like this.

Words containing 不

爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible 不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt 巴不得bā bu de(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid 不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of; no matter 不过bù guòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)不仅bù jǐnnot just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad 不安bù ānunpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 不 mean?: 不 (bù) means “no; not so; (bound form) not; un-”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 不 pronounced?: 不 is pronounced “bù” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 不?: 不 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 不?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 不 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27