bu Chinese words in HSK vocabulary

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú dàn

not only (... but also...)

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不见

bù jiàn

not to see

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jiàn

not to see
not to meet
to have disappeared
to be missing

不久

bù jiǔ

not long (after)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jiǔ

not long (after)
before too long
soon
soon after

不同

bù tóng

different

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù tóng

different
distinct
not the same
not alike

不行

bù xíng

won't do

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xíng

won't do
be out of the question
be no good
not work
not be capable

不用

bù yòng

no need; you don't have to

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yòng

no need; you don't have to
need not

不必

bú bì · bù bì

need not

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú bì

need not
does not have to

bù bì

need not
does not have to
not necessarily

不便

bù biàn

inconvenient

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù biàn

inconvenient
inappropriate
unsuitable
short of cash

不得不

bù dé bù

have no choice or option but to

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dé bù

have no choice or option but to
cannot but
have to
can't help it
can't avoid

不断

bú duàn · bù duàn

unceasing

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú duàn

unceasing
uninterrupted
continuous
constant

bù duàn

unceasing
uninterrupted
continuous
constant

不够

bù gòu

not enough

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù gòu

not enough
insufficient
inadequate

不管

bù guǎn

no matter (what, how)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù guǎn

no matter (what, how)
regardless of
no matter
not to be concerned

不光

bù guāng

not the only one

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù guāng

not the only one
not only

不过

bú guò · bù guò

only

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú guò

only
merely
no more than
but
however
anyway (to get back to a previous topic)

bù guò

only
merely
no more than
but
however
anyway (to get back to a previous topic)

不仅

bù jǐn

not only (this one)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jǐn

not only (this one)
not just (...) but also
not just; not limited to
(as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)

不论

bù lùn

whatever

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù lùn

whatever
no matter what (who, how etc)
regardless of
not to discuss

不满

bù mǎn

dissatisfied; discontented; resentful

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù mǎn

dissatisfied; discontented; resentful
(before a number) to be less than

不如

bù rú

not equal to

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù rú

not equal to
not as good as
inferior to
it would be better to
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to

步

bù · Bù

a step

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù

a step
a pace
walk
march
stages in a process
situation

Bù

surname Bu

部

bù

ministry

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù

ministry
department
section
part
division
troops

部分

bù fen

part

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù fen

part
share
section
piece
part; portion; piece
Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]

部门

bù mén

department

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù mén

department
branch
section
division

补充

bǔ chōng

to replenish

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ chōng

to replenish
to supplement
to complement
additional
supplementary

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù ān

unpeaceful
unstable
uneasy
disturbed
restless
worried

不得了

bù dé liǎo

desperately serious

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dé liǎo

desperately serious
disastrous
extremely
exceedingly

不符

bù fú

inconsistent

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù fú

inconsistent
not in agreement with
not agree or tally with
not conform to

不见得

bú jiàn de · bù jiàn de

not necessarily

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú jiàn de

not necessarily
not likely

bù jiàn de

not necessarily
not likely

不利

bù lì

unfavorable

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù lì

unfavorable
disadvantageous
harmful
detrimental

不良

bù liáng

bad; harmful; unhealthy

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù liáng

bad; harmful; unhealthy
(of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty

不耐烦

bú nài fán · bù nài fán

impatience

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú nài fán

impatience
impatient

bù nài fán

impatient
to lose patience

不然

bù rán

not so

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù rán

not so
no
or else
otherwise
if not
How about ...?

不幸

bù xìng

misfortune

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xìng

misfortune
adversity
unfortunate
sad
unfortunately

不要紧

bú yào jǐn · bù yào jǐn

unimportant

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú yào jǐn

unimportant
not serious
it doesn't matter
never mind
it looks all right
but

bù yào jǐn

unimportant
not serious
it doesn't matter
never mind
it looks all right, but

不足

bù zú

insufficient

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zú

insufficient
lacking
deficiency
not enough
inadequate
not worth

布

bù

cloth

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù

cloth
to declare
to announce
to spread
to make known

步行

bù xíng

to go on foot

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xíng

to go on foot
to walk

步骤

bù zhòu

step

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhòu

step
move
measure
procedure

补

bǔ

to repair

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ

to repair
to patch
to mend
to make up for
to fill (a vacancy)
to supplement

补偿

bǔ cháng

compensate

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ cháng

compensate
make up
to compensate
to make up

补救

bǔ jiù

remedy

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ jiù

remedy
to remedy

补课

bǔ kè

to make up missed lesson

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ kè

to make up missed lesson
to reschedule a class

补贴

bǔ tiē

to subsidize

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ tiē

to subsidize
subsidy
allowance
to supplement (one's salary etc)
benefit

补习

bǔ xí

to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ xí

to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor

哺乳

bǔ rǔ

breast feeding

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ rǔ

breast feeding
to suckle
to nurse
breastfeeding

捕

bǔ

to catch; to seize; to capture

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ

to catch; to seize; to capture

捕捉

bǔ zhuō

to catch

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ zhuō

to catch
to seize
to capture
to catch; to seize; to capture

不曾

bù céng

hasn't yet; hasn't ever

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù céng

hasn't yet; hasn't ever

不成

bù chéng

won't do

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù chéng

won't do
unable to
(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?

不得

bù dé

must not

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dé

must not
may not
not to be allowed
cannot

不得已

bù dé yǐ

act against one's will

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dé yǐ

act against one's will
have no alternative but to
have to
to have no choice
must
to act against one's will

不妨

bù fáng

there is no harm in

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù fáng

there is no harm in
might as well
there is no harm in; might as well

不敢当

bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor)
fig. I don't deserve your praise
you flatter me
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise

不顾

bú gù · bù gù

in spite of

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú gù

in spite of
regardless of

bù gù

in spite of; regardless of

不禁

bù jīn

can't help (doing sth)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jīn

can't help (doing sth)
can't refrain from

不堪

bù kān

cannot bear

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù kān

cannot bear
cannot stand
utterly
extremely

不可思议

bù kě sī yì

inconceivable (idiom)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù kě sī yì

inconceivable (idiom)
unimaginable
unfathomable
(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable

不愧

bú kuì · bù kuì

be worthy of

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú kuì

be worthy of
deserve to be called
prove oneself to be

bù kuì

to be worthy of
to deserve to be called
to prove oneself to be

不料

bú liào · bù liào

unexpectedly

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú liào

unexpectedly
to one's surprise

bù liào

unexpectedly
to one's surprise

不免

bù miǎn

unavoidable

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù miǎn

unavoidable
inevitably

不时

bù shí

frequently

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù shí

frequently
often
at any time
from time to time
now and then
occasionally

不适

bù shì

unwell

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù shì

unwell
indisposed
out of sorts

不惜

bù xī

not stint

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xī

not stint
not spare
not hesitate (to do sth)
not scruple (to do sth)

不相上下

bù xiāng shàng xià

equally matched

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xiāng shàng xià

equally matched
about the same

不像话

bú xiàng huà · bù xiàng huà

unreasonable

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú xiàng huà

unreasonable
shocking
outrageous

bù xiàng huà

unreasonable
shocking
outrageous

不屑一顾

bú xiè yī gù · bù xiè yī gù

to disdain as beneath contempt

HSK Level 6

Dictionary readings and meanings

bú xiè yī gù

to disdain as beneath contempt

bù xiè yī gù

to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

不许

bù xǔ

not to allow

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xǔ

not to allow
must not
can't

不言而喻

bù yán ér yù

it goes without saying

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yán ér yù

it goes without saying
it is self-evident
it goes without saying; it is self-evident

不宜

bù yí

not suitable

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yí

not suitable
inadvisable
inappropriate

不已

bù yǐ

(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly

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bù yǐ

(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly

不由得

bù yóu de

can't help

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yóu de

can't help
cannot but

不择手段

bù zé shǒu duàn

by fair means or foul

HSK Level 6

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zé shǒu duàn

by fair means or foul
by hook or by crook
unscrupulously

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhǐ

incessantly
without end
more than
not limited to

不至于

bù zhì yú

unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhì yú

unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as

布告

bù gào

posting on a bulletin board

HSK Level 6

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù gào

posting on a bulletin board
notice
bulletin
to announce

布局

bù jú

arrangement

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jú

arrangement
composition
layout
opening (chess jargon)

布置

bù zhì

to put in order

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhì

to put in order
to arrange
to decorate
to fix up
to deploy

步伐

bù fá

pace

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù fá

pace
(measured) step
march

部队

bù duì

army

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù duì

army
armed forces
troops
force
unit

部署

bù shǔ

to dispose

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù shǔ

to dispose
to deploy
deployment

部位

bù wèi

position

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù wèi

position
place
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)

补给

bǔ jǐ

supply

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ jǐ

supply
replenishment
to replenish

补助

bǔ zhù

to subsidize

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ zhù

to subsidize
subsidy
allowance

哺育

bǔ yù

to feed

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ yù

to feed
(fig.) to nurture; to foster

捕获

bǔ huò

to catch; to capture; to seize

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ huò

to catch; to capture; to seize

捕食

bǔ shí

to prey on

Dictionary readings and meanings

bǔ shí

to prey on
to catch and feed on
to hunt for food

不耻下问

bù chǐ xià wèn

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù chǐ xià wèn

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

不辞而别

bù cí ér bié

to leave without saying good-bye

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù cí ér bié

to leave without saying good-bye

不当

bù dàng

unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dàng

unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

不得而知

bù dé ér zhī

unknown

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dé ér zhī

unknown
unable to find out

不定

bù dìng

indefinite

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dìng

indefinite
indeterminate
(botany) adventitious

不动产

bù dòng chǎn

real estate

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù dòng chǎn

real estate
immovable property
immovables

不乏

bù fá

there is no lack of

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù fá

there is no lack of

不法

bù fǎ

lawless

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù fǎ

lawless
illegal
unlawful

不服

bù fú

not to accept sth

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù fú

not to accept sth
to want to have sth overruled or changed
to refuse to obey or comply
to refuse to accept as final
to remain unconvinced by
not to give in to

不及

bù jí

to fall short of

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jí

to fall short of
not as good as
too late

不假思索

bù jiǎ sī suǒ

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jiǎ sī suǒ

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

不解

bù jiě

to not understand

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jiě

to not understand
to be puzzled by
indissoluble

不经意

bù jīng yì

not paying attention; carelessly; by accident

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jīng yì

not paying attention; carelessly; by accident

不景气

bù jǐng qì

slack

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jǐng qì

slack
in a slump

不可或缺

bù kě huò quē

necessary

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù kě huò quē

necessary
must have

不了了之

bù liǎo liǎo zhī

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù liǎo liǎo zhī

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
to end up with nothing definite

不力

bù lì

not to do one's best

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù lì

not to do one's best
not to exert oneself

不妙

bù miào

(of a turn of events) not too encouraging

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù miào

(of a turn of events) not too encouraging
far from good
anything but reassuring

不平

bù píng

uneven

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù píng

uneven
injustice
unfairness
wrong
grievance
indignant

不容

bù róng

must not

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù róng

must not
cannot
to not allow
cannot tolerate

不慎

bù shèn

incautious

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù shèn

incautious
inattentive

不算

bù suàn

to not calculate

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù suàn

to not calculate
to not count
to not be considered (as)
to have no weight

不下

bù xià

to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xià

to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

不肖

bù xiào

(literary) unlike one's parents

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xiào

(literary) unlike one's parents
degenerate
unworthy

不屑

bù xiè

to disdain to do sth

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xiè

to disdain to do sth
to think sth not worth doing
to feel it beneath one's dignity

不懈

bù xiè

untiring

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù xiè

untiring
unremitting
indefatigable

不亚于

bù yà yú

no less than

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yà yú

no less than
not inferior to

不厌其烦

bù yàn qí fán

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yàn qí fán

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
to take great pains
to be very patient

不以为然

bù yǐ wéi rán

not to accept as correct (idiom); to object

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yǐ wéi rán

not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
to disapprove
to take exception to

不亦乐乎

bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully

不翼而飞

bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace
to vanish all of a sudden
to spread fast
to spread like wildfire

不由自主

bù yóu zì zhǔ

(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yóu zì zhǔ

(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily

不约而同

bù yuē ér tóng

(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù yuē ér tóng

(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement

不折不扣

bù zhé bù kòu

a hundred percent

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhé bù kòu

a hundred percent
to the letter
out-and-out

不正之风

bù zhèng zhī fēng

unhealthy tendency

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhèng zhī fēng

unhealthy tendency

不知不觉

bù zhī bù jué

(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhī bù jué

(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly

不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhī suǒ cuò

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
embarrassed and at a complete loss

不准

bù zhǔn

not to allow

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù zhǔn

not to allow
to forbid
to prohibit

步入

bù rù

to step into

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù rù

to step into
to enter

部件

bù jiàn

part; component

Dictionary readings and meanings

bù jiàn

part; component

部首

bù shǒu

radical of a Chinese character