A1 · Grammar reference · ASGIPYFV
Standard negation with "bu"
不 (bù) is generally used to negate a verb in the present or future, or to talk about what you do not do, as a habit. So expressing things like "I don't want to go" or "I'm not going" or "I don't eat meat" would be typical uses of 不 (bù).
- Keywords
- 不 · not
- Used for
- Negating · Describing actions · Denying and refusing · Referring to the present · Referring to the future · Referring to habitual actions
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK1
Examples (11)
他们不是坏孩子。
我们不喝酒。
我今天不想工作。
你不喜欢我吗？
为什么你不喜欢喝咖啡？
我没有时间。
我不饿。
这个不贵。
公司不大。
老板今天很不高兴。
我哥哥不高，但是很帅。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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