不 (bat1) — not; no; un- in Cantonese
batˉ¹不Mandarin Pinyin: bu4
Meaning of 不
nounnot; no; un-
Example Sentences with 不
我不敢隨便填寫我的個人資料。
I do not dare carelessly fill out [on a form] my personal information.
對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
他是不是中國人？
Is he Chinese?
其實我想去，不過我有太多功課。
Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.
我不明白
I don't understand
Words Containing 不
不免bat1 min5
unavoidable
不名譽bat1 ming4 jyu6
disreputable; disgraceful
無人不會mou4 jan4 bat1 wui5
everyone knows how
獨木不成林duk6 muk6 bat1 sing4 lam4
one person cannot handle all the tasks by himself. (lit. one tree does not make a forest)
話不投機半句多waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1
(saying) 酒逢知己千杯少，話不投機/半句多
大事不妙daai6 si6 bat1 miu6
sth. is seriously wrong; be in big trouble
不識時務bat1 sik1 si4 mou6
not know/understand politics
不痛不癢bat1 tung3 bat1 joeng5
scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory
不摸頭bat1 mo2 tau4
not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
不鏽鋼bat1 sau3 gong3
stainless steel
不調和bat1 tiu4 wo4
discord
來歷不明loi4 lik6 bat1 ming4
of unknown origin
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