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bù

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English Definition	(negative prefix); not; no
Simplified Script	不
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	bù
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	bat¹
Part of Speech	(副) adverb, (前缀) prefix
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word
不错	bùcuò	correct; right; not bad; pretty good
不过	bùguò	only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
不好意思	bùhǎo yìsi	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing somebody)
不客气	bù kèqi	you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
不同	bùtóng	different; distinct; not the same; not alike

Words With Same Tail Word
不得不	bùdé bù	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
从不	cóngbù	never
要不	yàobù	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)
绝不	juébù	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
毫不	háobù	hardly; not in the least; not at all

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