Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 15
Today's Chinese character:
不
Sorry, this is a completely negative lesson!
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Characters' Essentials
不
bù
ATTENTION: When it precedes a syllable of the fourth tone, it is pronounced in the second tone.
ATTENTION: When it precedes a syllable of the fourth tone, it is pronounced in the second tone.
- | Used to form a negative |
Description and Examples
不 is used to form the negative of verbs, adjectives or other Chinese adverbial words. Its place is just before them.
Sentence Structure 7 |
A Joke
A:
你好!
B:
你不好!
Exercise
Translate and write the following sentences:
I don't love him.
She doesn't love me.
She is not my teacher.
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Characters' Details
Chinese Character 34 of 1000
appearance score: # 4
frequency: 1.1565212%
bù
ATTENTION: When it precedes a syllable of the fourth tone, it is pronounced in the second tone.
ATTENTION: When it precedes a syllable of the fourth tone, it is pronounced in the second tone.
- | No |
- | (This is a Chinese adverbial word: 1. used before verbs, adjectives or other Chinese adverbial words to form a negative; ATTENTION: The negative form of the verb 有 is 没有, 不有 is wrong. 2. used alone as a negative answer; 3. used at the end of a sentence to form a question; 4. used in the negative form of the potential complement; 5. inserted in reiterative locutions, usually preceded by 什么 to indicate indifference; 6. used together with 就 to indicate a choice, either ... or ...) |
- | Needn't, don't |
- | (First character of the Chinese word for 'cannot, not to': 不得) |
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
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