Word: 不 (bù)

天上下雨地下流，两口子打架不记仇

tiānshàng xiàyǔ dì xiàliú, liǎngkǒuzi dǎjià bú jìchóu

rain falls from the sky and runs along the ground; a married couple's fights leave no grudge

天不早了，我该告辞了。

Tiān bù zǎole, wǒ gāi gàocíle.

It's getting late, so I should say goodbye.

天不生无用之人，地不长无用之草

tiān bù shēng wúyòng zhī rén, dì bù zhǎng wúyòng zhī cǎo

heaven bears no useless person, earth grows no useless grass

天冷不冻出力人

tiānlěng bú dòng chūlì rén

however cold the weather, it doesn't freeze those who work hard

天气太热，民众都不愿出门。

Tiānqì tài rè, mínzhòng dōu bú yuàn chūmén.

The weather is so hot that people don't want to go out.

天气预报不一定很精确。

Tiānqìyùbào bù yídìng hěn jīngquè.

Weather forecasts are not always very accurate.

天荒饿不死手艺人

tiānhuāng è bù sǐ shǒuyìrén

even a famine year can't starve a craftsman

太平洋两岸的气候不一样。

Tàipíngyáng liǎng'àn de qìhòu bù yíyàng.

The climate on the two coasts of the Pacific is different.

太暗了，看不清楚。

Tài àn le, kàn bù qīngchu.

It is too dark to see clearly.

太阳在晚上不亮。

Tàiyang zài wǎnshang bú liàng.

The sun doesn't shine at night.

失去金箍棒的孙悟空，有本事使不出

shīqù jīngūbàng de Sūn Wùkōng, yǒu běnshi shǐ bù chū

Sun Wukong without his golden cudgel: has skill but can't use it

头发不剪，总要长的

tóufa bù jiǎn, zǒng yào zhǎng de

if you don't cut the hair, it will keep growing

奔波了一天，你累不累？

Bēnbōle yì tiān, nǐ lèi bú lèi?

After rushing about all day, aren't you tired?

女人们不注意他。

Nǚ rénmen bú zhùyì tā.

The ladies don't notice him.

奶奶不太习惯吃西药。

Nǎinai bú tài xíguàn chī xīyào.

Grandma isn't really used to taking Western medicine.

她不可能超过30岁了。

Tā bù kěnéng chāoguò sānshí suì le.

She cannot be over thirty.

她不听我的。

Tā bù tīng wǒ de.

She doesn't listen to me.

她不听老师的。

Tā bù tīng lǎoshī de.

She doesn't listen to her teacher.

她不喜欢他。

Tā bù xǐhuan tā.

She disliked him.

她不喜欢住在城市里。

Tā bù xǐhuan zhù zài chéngshì lǐ.

She didn't like living in the city.

她不喜欢去学校。

Tā bù xǐhuan qù xuéxiào.

She doesn't like going to school.

她不喜欢吃椰子味的东西。

Tā bù xǐhuan chī yēzi wèi de dōngxi.

She does not like to eat coconut-flavored things.

她不喜欢唱悲伤的歌。

Tā bù xǐhuan chàng bēishāng de gē.

She doesn't like to sing a sad song.

她不喜欢她的丈夫。

Tā bù xǐhuan tā de zhàngfu.

She didn't like her husband.

她不喜欢她的老公。

Tā bù xǐhuan tā de lǎogōng.

She doesn't like her husband.

她不喜欢我说话的方式。

Tā bù xǐhuan wǒ shuōhuà de fāngshì.

She doesn't like the way I speak.

她不喜欢足球。

Tā bù xǐhuan zúqiú.

She doesn't like soccer.

她不喜欢跑步。

Tā bù xǐhuan pǎobù.

She doesn't like running.

她不喜欢这条裙子的样子。

Tā bù xǐhuan zhè tiáo qúnzi de yàngzi.

She doesn't like the look of the skirt.

她不喜欢这条裙子的颜色。

Tā bù xǐhuan zhè tiáo qúnzi de yánsè.

She doesn't like the colour of this dress.

她不喝咖啡。

Tā bù hē kāfēi.

She doesn't drink coffee.

她不喝茶了。

Tā bù hēchále.

She does not drink tea anymore.

她不在厨房里，也不在客厅里。

Tā bú zài chúfáng lǐ, yě bú zài kètīng lǐ.

She is neither in the kitchen nor in the living room.

她不在，我很孤独。

Tā bú zài, wǒ hěn gūdú.

I was lonely without her.

她不在是因为病了。

Tā bú zài shì yīnwèi bìng le.

She is absent because of sickness.

她不在那里吧？

Tā bú zài nàli ba?

She wasn't there, was she?

她不害怕任何东西。

Tā bú hàipà rènhé dōngxi.

She is not afraid of anything.

她不小心把汤泼了一桌子。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ tāng pōle yì zhuōzi.

She accidentally spilled soup all over the table.

她不忙，对吗？

Tā bù máng, duì ma?

She isn't busy, is she?

她不总是高兴。

Tā bù zǒngshì gāoxìng.

She is not always happy.

她不愿再顺从命运的安排。

Tā bú yuàn zài shùncóng mìngyùn de ānpái.

She no longer wanted to submit to what fate had arranged for her.

她不愿靠施舍过日子。

Tā bú yuàn kào shīshě guòrìzi.

She doesn't want to live on handouts.

她不擅长说话。

Tā bú shàncháng shuōhuà.

She is not very good with words.

她不比你聪明。

Tā bù bǐ nǐ cōngming.

She is less intelligent than you.

她不爱我了。

Tā bú ài wǒ le.

She doesn't love me anymore.

她不知道如何辨别善与恶。

Tā bù zhīdào rúhé biànbié shàn yǔ è.

She doesn't know how to tell the difference between good and evil.

她不知道怎么面对婚姻中的不幸。

Tā bù zhīdào zěnme miànduì hūnyīn zhōng de búxìng.

She doesn't know how to face the unhappiness in her marriage.

她不知道该和他说些什么。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi hé tā shuō xiē shénme.

She didn't know what to say to him.

她不知道该怎么做。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi zěnme zuò.

She didn't know what to do.

她不能够见他。

Tā bù nénggòu jiàn tā.

She wasn't able to meet him.

她不自豪她所有的优点。

Tā bú zìháo tā suǒyǒu de yōudiǎn.

With all her merits she was not proud.

她不认识我，也不认识你。

Tā bú rènshi wǒ, yě bú rènshi nǐ.

She knows neither me nor you.

她不需要做这个工作。

Tā bù xūyào zuò zhège gōngzuò.

She needn't have done the work.

她不需要做那个工作。

Tā bù xūyào zuò nàge gōngzuò.

She didn't need to do that work.

她买东西很佛系，不抢也不等。

Tā mǎi dōngxi hěn fóxì, bù qiǎng yě bùděng.

She's very easygoing about shopping, neither rushing to grab things nor waiting for them.

她什么都不做只会抱怨。

Tā shénme dōu bú zuò zhǐ huì bàoyuàn.

She does nothing but complain.

她什么都不知道。

Tā shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

She knows nothing.

她们不可能是对的。

Tāmen bù kěnéng shì duì de.

They can't be right.

她似乎对自己有点不确定。

Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ yǒudiǎn bú quèdìng.

She seemed somewhat unsure of herself.

她倒很可爱，但我不喜欢她。

Tā dào hěn kě'ài, dàn wǒ bù xǐhuan tā.

She may be cute, but I don't like her.

她几乎不说英语。

Tā jīhū bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

She spoke scarcely a word of English.

她到死都改不了那个习惯。

Tā dào sǐ dōu gǎi bù liǎo nàge xíguàn.

She carried that habit to her grave.

她即使不化妆也非常可爱。

Tā jíshǐ bú huàzhuāng yě fēicháng kě'ài.

Even without makeup, she's very cute.

她太任性了，不听劝。

Tā tài rènxìng le, bù tīng quàn.

She is so willful that she won't listen to advice.

她完全不担心测验的分数。

Tā wánquán bù dānxīn cèyàn de fēnshù.

She is not in the least worried about her test scores.

她害怕得连话也说不出来。

Tā hàipà de lián huà yě shuō bù chūlái.

She was so scared that she couldn't speak.

她家离这儿不远。

Tā jiā lí zhèr bù yuǎn.

Her house isn't far from here.

她对我什么都不了解。

Tā duì wǒ shénme dōu bù liǎojiě.

She doesn't know anything about me.

她已经不向我微笑了。

Tā yǐjīng bú xiàng wǒ wēixiàole.

She doesn't smile for me anymore.

她年纪不大，但处世很成熟。

Tā niánjì bú dà, dàn chǔshì hěn chéngshú.

She isn't old, but she conducts herself very maturely in society.

她年纪不大，但处事很成熟。

Tā niánjì bú dà, dàn chǔshì hěn chéngshú.

She isn't old, but she handles things very maturely.

她年纪不大，却已经很世故了。

Tā niánjì bú dà, què yǐjīng hěn shìgu le.

She isn't old, but she's already very worldly-wise.

她并不畏惧他。

Tā bìng bú wèijù tā.

She wasn't intimidated by him.

她应该会告诉他说他不累。

Tā yīnggāi huì gàosu tā shuō tā bú lèi.

She'll probably tell him he's not tired.

她很内向，不太爱说话。

Tā hěn nèixiàng, bú tài ài shuōhuà.

She's quite reserved and doesn't talk much.

她很顽强，再苦也不放弃。

Tā hěn wánqiáng, zài kǔ yě bú fàngqì.

She is tenacious and never gives up, no matter how hard it gets.

她所说的话是不真实的。

Tā suǒshuō de huà shì bù zhēnshí de.

What she said wasn't true.

她承诺不再说谎话。

Tā chéngnuò bú zàishuō huǎnghuà.

She promised not to lie any more.

她拒绝我们的邀请很不礼貌。

Tā jùjué wǒmen de yāoqǐng hěn bù lǐmào.

It is very impolite of her to decline our invitation.

她整晚睡不着。

Tā zhěng wǎn shuì bù zháo.

She lay awake all night.

她既没钱，也不出名。

Tā jì méi qián, yě bù chūmíng.

She's neither rich nor famous.

她昨天为什么不来？

Tā zuótiān wèishénme bù lái?

What prevented her from coming yesterday?

她最近总是很抑郁，也不爱说话。

Tā zuìjìn zǒngshì hěn yìyù, yě bú ài shuōhuà.

She has been very despondent lately and doesn't like to talk.

她有三个孩子，信不信由你。

Tā yǒu sān gè háizi, xìn bú xìn yóu nǐ.

Believe it or not, she has three children.

她样样都好，唯独不爱说话。

Tā yàngyàng dōu hǎo, wéidú bú ài shuōhuà.

She's good at everything; it's just that she doesn't like to talk.

她正在守孝，不参加婚礼。

Tā zhèngzài shǒuxiào, bù cānjiā hūnlǐ.

She is in mourning for her parent, so she won't attend the wedding.

她法语说得不流利。

Tā Fǎyǔ shuō de bù liúlì.

Her French is not fluent.

她煮菜不加盐。

Tā zhǔ cài bù jiā yán.

She doesn't use salt when cooking.

她的住址无论如何也想不起来。

Tā de zhùzhǐ wúlùnrúhé yě xiǎng bù qǐlai.

I can't for the life of me remember her address.

她的爸爸不来因为太忙了。

Tā de bàba bù lái yīnwèi tài mángle.

Her dad won't come, he is very busy.

她的画一点也不逊色。

Tā de huà yìdiǎn yě bú xùnsè.

Her paintings are not inferior in the least.

她看似不同意。

Tā kànsì bù tóngyì.

She doesn't seem to agree.

她真的不喜欢狗。

Tā zhēnde bù xǐhuan gǒu.

She really doesn't like dogs.

她真的自私，对不对？

Tā zhēnde zìsī, duì bú duì?

She's really selfish, isn't she?

她睡不着觉，所以预约了精神科。

Tā shuì bù zháo jiào, suǒyǐ yùyuēle jīngshénkē.

She couldn't sleep, so she booked an appointment with psychiatry.

她站在台上，一点也不退缩。

Tā zhàn zài táishàng, yìdiǎn yě bú tuìsuō.

Standing on the stage, she didn't shrink back at all.

她笑得停不下来。

Tā xiào de tíng bú xiàlai.

She can't stop laughing.

她答应不单独外出。

Tā dāying bù dāndú wàichū.

She promised not to go out alone.

她累得连脚也抬不起来了。

Tā lèi de lián jiǎo yě tái bù qǐlaile.

She was so tired that she couldn't walk.

她虽然可爱，但是我不喜欢她。

Tā suīrán kě'ài, dànshì wǒ bù xǐhuan tā.

She may be cute, but I don't like her.