爱不释手 àibùshìshǒu i can’t put it down

比不上 bǐ bù shàng can't match

必不可少 bì bùkě shǎo essential

并不 bìng bù not

并不会 bìng bù huì not

并不是 bìng bùshì not

不安 bùān disconcerted; disturbed; restless; trepidation; unease; uneasiness; uneasy; unsettling

不败 bùbài unbeaten; undefeated

不卑不亢 bùbēibùkàng not humble

不比 bùbǐ no more than

不必 bùbì no need

不必要 bù bìyào unnecessary

不便 bùbiàn inconvenienced; inconveniences; inconvenient; inconveniently

不变 bùbiàn constant; invariable; invariant; unaltered; unchangeable; unchanged; unchanging

不不 bù bù no no

不测 bùcè eventualities; mishap

不曾 bùcéng never

不长一智 bù cháng yīzhì not a long

不成 bùchéng not

不成问题 bù chéng wèntí not a problem

不错 bùcuò good; nice

不大 bù dà not big

不待见 bùdài jiàn not waiting to see

不但 bùdàn not only

不当 bùdāng improper; improperly; improprieties; impropriety

不当 bùdāng inappropriate; unsuitable

不到 bù dào less than

不得 bùdé not allowed

不得不 bùdé bù have to

不得了 bùdéle unlucky

不得已 bùdéyǐ last resort

不等 bùděng not equal; ranged; ranging

不定 bùdìng indefinite; indeterminate

不动 bùdòng immobile; immobility; motionless

不动声色 bù dòng shēngsè inactive

不断 bùduàn ceaselessly; constantly; continual; continually; continuously; incessantly; keeps; uninterrupted

不对 bùduì wrong

不对称 bùduì chèn asymmetry

不乏 bùfá no shortage of

不法 bùfǎ lawless; unruly

不凡 bùfán extraordinary

不妨 bùfáng may wish

不分 bù fēn not divided

不服 bùfú not satisfied

不符 bùfú discrepant; does not match; inconsistent

不复 bù fù no longer

不该 bù gāi should not

不干 bù gān not doing

不甘 bùgān not willing

不甘心 bù gānxīn not reconciled

不敢 bù gǎn dared; not dare

不公 bùgōng unfair; unjust

不公平 bù gōngpíng unfair

不够 bùgòu insufficiently; not enough

不顾 bùgù heedless; regardless of

不顾一切 bùgù yīqiè regardless of costs

不关 bù guān not closed

不关心 bù guānxīn do not care

不管 bùguǎn regardless of

不管用 bùguǎn yòng does not work

不管怎样 bùguǎn zěnyàng one way or another

不光 bùguāng not only

不规则 bù guīzé irregular

不过 bùguò but; nonetheless

不过如此 bùguò rúcǐ but so

不好过 bù hǎoguò not good

不好意思 bù hǎoyìsi sorry

不合 bùhé not fit

不和 bùhé discord

不会 bù huì unlikely; will not; won't

不羁 bùjī uninhibited

不及 bùjí less than

不计 bùjì excluding

不减 bù jiǎn not reduced

不简单 bù jiǎndān not simple

不见 bùjiàn not see

不见得 bùjiàn dé not necessarily

不洁 bùjié unclean

不解 bùjiě do not understand; wonderingly

不介意 bù jièyì do not mind

不禁 bùjīn can't help

不仅 bùjǐn not only

不仅仅 bùjǐn jǐn not only

不仅仅是 bùjǐn jǐn shì not just

不尽 bù jìn endless

不经 bù jīng without

不经意 bùjīngyì inadvertently

不敬 bùjìng disrespect; disrespectful; irreverent

不久 bùjiǔ anon; shortly; soon

不久前 bùjiǔ qián not long ago

不拘 bùjū informality

不倦 bùjuàn indefatigable; tireless

不绝 bù jué endless

不绝如缕 bù jué rú lǚ hanging by a thread

不堪 bùkān unbearable

不堪回首 bùkān huíshǒu unbearable look back

不堪一击 bùkān yī jī unspeakable

不可 bùkě incompressible; not

不可避免 bùkě bìmiǎn inevitable

不可或缺 bùkě huò quē indispensable

不可能 bù kěnéng impossible

不可思议 bùkěsīyì incredible

不客气 bù kèqì you are welcome

不肯 bù kěn not willing

不快 bùkuài ghastliness; not happy

不愧 bùkuì creditably; not worried

不赖 bùlài not bad

不离 bùlí not leaving

不理 bù lǐ ignore

不利 bùlì adversely; detrimental; disadvantageous; unfavourable

不利于 bù lìyú is harmful to

不良 bùliáng bad; unhealthy

不了 bùliǎo no; unable

不料 bùliào unexpectedly

不灵 bù líng not working

不论 bùlùn irrespective; whether

不满 bùmǎn disaffection; discontent; discontented; dissatisfaction; dissatisfactions; dissatisfied; resented; resentful

不忙 bù máng not busy

不眠 bùmián sleepless

不免 bùmiǎn inevitably

不明 bùmíng unidentified; unknown

不耐烦 bù nàifán impatient

不难 bù nán not difficult

不能 bùnéng can't; cannot

不能不 bùnéng bù can't help

不能自拔 bùnéng zìbá can't extricate

不怕 bùpà fearless; not afraid

不配 bùpèi not worthy; undeserving

不平 bùpíng grievance; uneven

不平凡 bù píngfán extraordinary

不平衡 bù pínghéng unbalanced

不起 bù qǐ can't afford

不起眼 bù qǐyǎn inconspicuous

不切实际 bù qiè shíjì unrealistic

不求甚解 bùqiúshènjiě not asking for a solution

不屈 bùqū unyielding

不确定 bù quèdìng uncertain

不然 bùrán otherwise

不忍 bùrěn can't bear

不容 bùróng not allowed

不如 bùrú not as good

不如意 bùrúyì unsatisfactory

不散 bú sàn not scattered

不善 bùshàn bad; poorly

不烧 bùshāo unfired

不少 bù shǎo quite a lot

不慎 bùshèn careless; slip-up

不胜 bùshèng unbeaten

不时 bùshí from time to time

不适 bùshì discomfort

不是 bùshì not

不舒服 bú shūfú uncomfortable

不爽 bùshuǎng accurate

不顺眼 bù shùnyǎn despise; dislike

不送 bù sòng not sent

不算 bù suàn not counting

不停 bù tíng incessant; nonstop

不通 bùtōng nowhere

不同 bùtóng differed; different; differing; differs; disparate

不同 bùtóng differently; varies

不妥 bù tuǒ amiss; inappropriate

不完全 bù wánquán incomplete

不畏 bù wèi defied; defying; not afraid

不稳 bùwěn unsteadiness

不稳定 bù wěndìng unstable

不问 bù wèn do not ask

不惜 bùxī excuse me

不下 bùxià no less

不相干 bù xiānggān irrelevant

不相为谋 bù xiāng wéi móu not in a hurry

不详 bùxiáng unknown; unspecified

不祥 bùxiáng ominously

不想 bùxiǎng don't want

不像 bù xiàng unlike

不像话 bù xiànghuà outrageous

不孝 bùxiào unfilial

不屑 bùxiè condescendingly; deign; disdain

不懈 bùxiè ceaseless; unremitting; untiring

不信 bùxìn unbeliever

不行 bùxíng no; no way

不行了 bùxíngle no, no.

不幸 bùxìng misfortune; unfortunate; unfortunately; unluckily; untoward

不休 bù xiū endlessly

不朽 bùxiǔ immortal; immortality; imperishable

不锈 bùxiù stainless

不锈钢 bùxiùgāng stainless steel

不许 bùxǔ not allowed

不雅 bùyǎ inelegant

不要 bùyào don't; don't want; refraining

不要紧 bùyàojǐn don't worry

不要脸 bùyào liǎn shameless

不要命 bùyào mìng don't die

不一 bù yī not one

不一定 bù yīdìng not necessarily

不一样 bù yīyàng different

不宜 bùyí inadvisable; not suitable

不已 bùyǐ not already

不亦乐乎 bù yì lè hū thoroughly

不意 bùyì unawareness

不用 bùyòng no need to

不用说 bùyòng shuō needless to say

不由 bùyóu not help

不由得 bùyóudé can't help

不由自主 bùyóuzìzhǔ involuntarily

不予 bù yǔ not given

不愿 bù yuàn disinclined; reluctant; unwilling

不孕 bù yùn infertility

不在 bùzài not in

不在乎 bùzàihū not give a damn about

不在少数 bùzài shǎoshù not in a minority

不在意 bù zàiyì don't care

不再 bù zài no longer

不怎么 bù zěn me not very

不怎么样 bù zěn me yàng not so good

不振 bùzhèn underachieving

不正 bùzhèng not correct

不知 bùzhī don't know; unknowingly

不知不觉 bùzhī bù jué unconsciously

不知道 bù zhīdào don't know

不知名 bùzhī míng unknown

不知所措 bùzhī suǒ cuò overwhelmed

不值 bù zhí not worth

不值得 bù zhídé not worth it

不值一驳 bù zhí yī bó not worth a refutation

不值一钱 bù zhí yī qián not worth a dollar

不值一文 bù zhí yīwén not worth a message

不止 bùzhǐ more than

不只 bùzhǐ not only

不只是 bù zhǐshì not just

不至于 bù zhìyú not to

不智 bùzhì unwise

不忠 bùzhōng faithlessness; infidelity

不中 bù zhòng not in

不住 bù zhù can't live

不准 bù zhǔn debarred; disallowing; not allowed

不自在 bù zìzài uneasy

不足 bùzú deficiency; inadequate; inadequately; insufficiency; insufficient; lacking

猜不透 cāi bù tòu can't guess

惨不忍睹 cǎnbùrěndǔ terrible

层出不穷 céngchūbùqióng endless

差不多 chàbùduō almost

撑不住 chēng bù zhù can't hold it

吃不下 chī bùxià can't eat

吃不消 chībùxiāo can't eat

从不 cóng bù never

从来不 cónglái bu never

措手不及 cuòshǒubùjí unprepared

大不了 dàbùliǎo big deal

挡不住 dǎng bù zhù can't stop

倒不如 dào bùrú not as good as

动不动 dòngbùdòng at every turn

对不起 duìbùqǐ sorry

对不住 duì bù zhù sorry

放不下 fàng bùxià can't let go

奋不顾身 fènbùgùshēn frustrated

赶不上 gǎnbushàng can't catch up

感激不尽 gǎnjī bù jìn grateful

搞不清 gǎo bù qīng unclear

跟不上 gēn bù shàng can't keep up

怪不得 guàibùdé no wonder

过不去 guòbuqù make life difficult for

毫不 háo bù no

毫不犹豫 háo bù yóuyù without hesitation

好不容易 hǎobù róngyì hard

好久不见 hǎojiǔ bùjiàn long time no see

何不 hébù why not

何尝不是 hécháng bùshì why not?

恨不得 hènbudé hate

互不 hù bù not with each other

会不会 huì bù huì will not

记不得 jì bùdé can't remember

记不清 jì bù qīng can't remember

坚持不懈 jiānchí bùxiè persevere

坚定不移 jiāndìng bù yí unwavering

见不得 jiànbùdé see no

截然不同 jiérán bùtóng very different

禁不住 jīnbuzhù can’t help

经不起 jīng bù qǐ can't stand

决不 jué bù never

绝不 jué bù no way

看不出来 kàn bù chūlái can not tell

看不惯 kàn bù guàn can't understand

看不见 kàn bùjiàn invisible

看不起 kànbùqǐ despise

看不清 kàn bù qīng can't see clearly

看不清楚 kàn bù qīngchǔ can not see clearly

靠不住 kàobùzhù unreliable

可不 kěbù no

可不可以 kěbù kěyǐ can you

可不是 kě bùshì not

控制不住 kòngzhì bù zhù can’t control

哭笑不得 kūxiàobùdé cry and laugh

来不及 láibují not too late

来之不易 lái zhī bùyì hard to come by

乐此不疲 lècǐbùpí i am not tired

离不开 lì bù kāi inseparable

力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn unsatisfactory

了不起 liǎobùqǐ amazing

马不停蹄 mǎbùtíngtí nonstop

买不到 mǎi bù dào can't buy

买不起 mǎi bù qǐ can not afford

免不了 miǎnbule inevitably

模糊不清 móhú bù qīng unclear

能不能 néng bùnéng can you

念念不忘 niànniànbùwàng never forget

配不上 pèi bù shàng not worthy

迫不及待 pòbùjídài can't wait

岂不 qǐ bù oh no

前不久 qián bùjiǔ not long ago

瞧不起 qiáobùqǐ look down

情不自禁 qíngbùzìjīn can't help

惹不起 rě bù qǐ untouchable

忍不住 rěn bù zhù can’t help

容不下 róng bùxià tolerance

上不去 shàng bù qù not going up

少不了 shàobùliǎo indispensable

舍不得 shěbudé reluctant

身不由己 shēn bù yóujǐ involuntarily

时不时 shíbùshí from time to time

视而不见 shìérbùjiàn turn a blind eye

是不是 shì bùshì isn't it

受不了 shòu bùliǎo can't stand

殊不知 shūbùzhī i don’t know

数不清 shǔ bù qīng countless

睡不着 shuì bùzháo can't sleep

说不定 shuō bu dìng maybe

说不清 shuō bu qīng unclear

滔滔不绝 tāotāo bù jué endless

听不见 tīng bùjiàn can not hear

痛不欲生 tòngbùyùshēng painful

微不足道 wēibùzúdào negligible

无不 wúbù nothing

无奇不有 wúqíbùyǒu no wonder

无所不能 wú suǒ bùnéng omnipotent

无微不至 wúwēibùzhì in every possible way

想不到 xiǎngbùdào unexpected

想不开 xiǎngbùkāi take things too hard

想不起来 xiǎng bù qǐlái can not remember

像不像 xiàng bù xiàng look like

消化不良 xiāohuà bùliáng indigestion

心不在焉 xīnbùzàiyān absent-minded

信不信 xìn bùxìn believe it or not

要不 yào bù or

要不然 yào bùrán otherwise

要不是 yào bùshì if not

也不 yěbù neither; nor

一不小心 yī bù xiǎoxīn careless

一成不变 yīchéngbùbiàn unchanged

一点也不 yīdiǎn yě bù not at all

一动不动 yī dòngbùdòng like a statue

一钱不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a dollar

一声不吭 yīshēng bù kēng without a word

一文不值 yīwén bù zhí not worth a word

一言不发 yī yán bù fā without a word

意想不到 yì xiǎngbùdào unexpected

永不 yǒng bù never

用不了 yòng bùliǎo can't use

用不着 yòng bùzháo don't need

犹豫不决 yóuyù bù jué hesitant

与众不同 yǔ zhòng bùtóng differentiate

欲罢不能 yùbàbùnéng can’t stop

再不 zàibu no more

再也不会 zài yě bù huì never again

找不到 zhǎo bù dào can't find

找不着 zhǎo bùzháo can't find

止不住 zhǐ bù zhù can’t stop

只不过 zhǐ bùguò only

抓不住 zhuā bù zhù can’t catch

走不动 zǒu bù dòng can't walk

足不出户 zú bù chū hù not leaving home

最不 zuì bù mostly not

做不到 zuò bù dào can't do

做不了 zuò bùliǎo can not do this

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