Word: 不 (bù)

他们说了什么，我并不注意。

Tāmen shuōle shénme, wǒ bìng bú zhùyì.

I didn't pay attention to what they were saying.

他们说他们不愿去做。

Tāmen shuō tāmen bú yuàn qù zuò.

They said that they didn't like to do that.

他们高不高？

Tāmen gāo bù gāo?

Are they tall?

他似乎对自己的状况不满意。

Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ de zhuàngkuàng bù mǎnyì.

He does not seem pleased with his condition.

他儿子不在银行工作。

Tā érzi bú zài yínháng gōngzuò.

His son doesn't work at a bank.

他再也不相信那个医生了。

Tā zàiyě bù xiāngxìn nàge yīshēng le.

He doesn't trust the doctor any more.

他几乎不来。

Tā jīhū bù lái.

He seldom, if ever, comes.

他剩下的时间已经不多了。

Tā shèngxià de shíjiān yǐjīng bù duō le.

He doesn't have long to live.

他可能不来了。

Tā kěnéng bù láile.

He may not come.

他可能不高兴。

Tā kěnéng bù gāoxìng.

He may not be happy.

他可能会不高兴。

Tā kěnéng huì bù gāoxìng.

He might not be happy.

他喜欢数学，但我不喜欢。

Tā xǐhuan shùxué, dàn wǒ bù xǐhuan.

He likes mathematics, but I don't.

他回答说他不知道。

Tā huídá shuō tā bù zhīdào.

He replied that he did not know.

他完全不听他父亲的话。

Tā wánquán bù tīng tā fùqīn dehuà.

He didn't listen to his father at all.

他完全不满意。

Tā wánquán bù mǎnyì.

He was not at all satisfied.

他对结果不满意。

Tā duì jiéguǒ bù mǎnyì.

He is unsatisfied with the result.

他并不像他哥哥那样。

Tā bìng bú xiàng tā gēge nàyàng.

He isn't like his brother.

他并不完全是错的。

Tā bìng bù wánquán shì cuò de.

He is not completely wrong.

他当老师的时间不太长。

Tā dāng lǎoshī de shíjiān bú tài cháng.

He hasn't been a teacher for long.

他想回家，但是他不可以。

Tā xiǎng huíjiā, dànshì tā bù kěyǐ.

He wants to go home, but he can't.

他明天不回来。

Tā míngtiān bù huílai.

He will not be back tomorrow.

他有什么不喜欢吃的呢？

Tā yǒu shénme bù xǐhuan chī de ne?

What is there that he doesn't like to eat?

他来还是不来，结果是一样的。

Tā lái háishi bù lái, jiéguǒ shì yíyàng de.

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.

他根本不相信我。

Tā gēnběn bù xiāngxìn wǒ.

He doesn't believe me at all.

他死得不幸福。

Tā sǐ de bú xìngfú.

He didn't die happily.

他的意见不值得听。

Tā de yìjiàn bù zhíde tīng.

His opinions aren't worth listening to.

他的故事不可能是假的。

Tā de gùshi bù kěnéng shì jiǎ de.

His story can't be false.

他的故事不可能是真的。

Tā de gùshi bù kěnéng shì zhēnde.

His story cannot be true.

他的方法不科学。

Tā de fāngfǎ bù kēxué.

His methods are not scientific.

他的英文书不超过五本。

Tā de Yīngwén shū bù chāoguò wǔ běn.

He has no more than five English books.

他的说明并不清楚。

Tā de shuōmíng bìng bù qīngchu.

His explanation is not clear.

他看见蛇就吓得不动了。

Tā kànjiàn shé jiù xià de bú dòngle.

He froze with fear when he saw the snake.

他累得再也走不动了。

Tā lèi de zàiyě zǒu bú dòngle.

He was too tired to walk any farther.

他解释得不太清楚。

Tā jiěshì de bú tài qīngchu.

His explanation is not clear.

他认为他不需要他们的保护。

Tā rènwéi tā bù xūyào tāmen de bǎohù.

He did not think he needed their protection.

他说他不回来了。

Tā shuō tā bù huílaile.

He said he wasn't coming back.

他说他不希望她亲自做。

Tā shuō tā bù xīwàng tā qīnzì zuò.

He said he hopes she won't do that by herself.

他说永远都不亲她。

Tā shuō yǒngyuǎn dōu bù qīn tā.

He says he'd never kiss her.

他说的不可能是真的。

Tā shuō de bù kěnéng shì zhēnde.

What he said cannot be true.

他说的不重要。

Tā shuō de bú zhòngyào.

It doesn't matter what he said.

他跟我很不一样。

Tā gēn wǒ hěn bù yíyàng.

He's very different to me.

他跟我想的不一样。

Tā gēn wǒ xiǎng de bù yíyàng.

He wasn't the same as I thought he'd be.

他还不太会走路。

Tā hái bú tài huì zǒulù.

He can't walk very well yet.

他问我喜不喜欢数学。

Tā wèn wǒ xǐ bù xǐhuan shùxué.

He asked me whether I like math.

他问我快不快乐。

Tā wèn wǒ kuài bú kuàilè.

He asked me if I was happy.

以前，他不喜欢吃辣的东西。

Yǐqián, tā bù xǐhuan chī là de dōngxi.

Before, he didn't like eating spicy things.

以前，我不喜欢吃蔬菜。

Yǐqián, wǒ bù xǐhuan chī shūcài.

Before, I didn't like to eat vegetables.

企者不立，跨者不行。

Qǐzhě bú lì, kuàzhě bùxíng.

The one who tip-toes does not stand; the one who strides widely does not walk.

会叫的狗不咬人。

Huì jiào de gǒu bù yǎo rén.

Barking dogs never bite.

但你不在那里。

Dàn nǐ bú zài nàli.

But you're not there.

但如果他说不呢？

Dàn rúguǒ tā shuō bù ne?

But what if he says no?

但是他不常微笑。

Dànshì tā bù cháng wēixiào.

But he did not often smile.

但是，数量不对。

Dànshì, shùliàng bú duì.

However, the quantity was not correct.

你不准备去，是吗？

Nǐ bù zhǔnbèi qù, shì ma?

You don't intend going there, do you?

你不可以出去。

Nǐ bù kěyǐ chūqù.

You can't go out.

你不可以在这里做那种事。

Nǐ bù kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò nàzhǒng shì.

You aren't allowed to do that here.

你不可以离开这个房间。

Nǐ bù kěyǐ líkāi zhège fángjiān.

You are not to leave this room.

你不同意吗？

Nǐ bù tóngyì ma?

Don't you agree?

你不和我一起喝点茶吗？

Nǐ bù hé wǒ yìqǐ hē diǎn chá ma?

Won't you have some tea with me?

你不喜欢哪种书？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng shū?

What kind of books don't you like?

你不喜欢爱情故事。

Nǐ bù xǐhuan àiqíng gùshi.

You don't like love stories.

你不喜欢爱情故事，是吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan àiqíng gùshi, shì ma?

You don't like love stories, do you?

你不喜欢鱼吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan yú ma?

Don't you like fish?

你不希望我和你一起去吗？

Nǐ bù xīwàng wǒ hé nǐ yìqǐ qù ma?

Don't you wish you were going with me?

你不应该一个人去。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi yí gè rén qù.

You should not go alone.

你不应该信他。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi xìn tā.

You shouldn't trust him.

你不应该做的。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi zuò de.

You shouldn't have done it.

你不应该出去。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi chūqù.

You shouldn't go out.

你不应该去。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi qù.

You shouldn't go.

你不应该去那里的。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi qù nàli de.

You shouldn't have gone there.

你不应该告诉他任何关于她的事。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi gàosu tā rènhé guānyú tā de shì.

You shouldn't tell him anything about her.

你不应该在这里等。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi zài zhèlǐ děng.

You shouldn't wait here.

你不应该待在这里。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi dài zài zhèlǐ.

You're not supposed to be in this area.

你不应该放弃英语。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi fàngqì Yīngyǔ.

You shouldn't quit English.

你不应该离开这个房间。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi líkāi zhège fángjiān.

You are not to leave this room.

你不忙，对吧？

Nǐ bù máng, duì ba?

You're not busy, right?

你不教我们说英语。

Nǐ bù jiāo wǒmen shuō Yīngyǔ.

You do not teach us to speak English.

你不杀他们，他们就杀你。

Nǐ bù shā tāmen, tāmen jiù shā nǐ.

If you don't kill them, they'll kill you.

你不比我重。

Nǐ bù bǐ wǒ zhòng.

You don't weigh more than me.

你不知道吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào ma?

Don't you know?

你不知道怎么做，不是吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zěnme zuò, bú shì ma?

You don't know how to do that, do you?

你不知道我多么爱你。

Nǐ bù zhīdào wǒ duōme ài nǐ.

You don't know how much I love you.

你不知道我有多担心啊。

Nǐ bù zhīdào wǒ yǒu duō dānxīn a.

You don't know how worried I am.

你不知道昨天发生了甚么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道昨天发生什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēng shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道这是什么？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

You don't know what that is?

你不知道那件事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào nà jiàn shì ma?

Don't you know that?

你不认识他。

Nǐ bú rènshi tā.

You don't know him.

你不记得他吗？

Nǐ bú jìde tā ma?

Don't you remember him?

你不记得问题吗？

Nǐ bú jìde wèntí ma?

Don't you remember the question?

你不跟我来吗？

Nǐ bù gēn wǒ lái ma?

Won't you come with me?

你不这么认为吗？

Nǐ bú zhème rènwéi ma?

Don't you think so?

你不需要做这事。

Nǐ bù xūyào zuò zhè shì.

You don't need to do this.

你不需要枪。

Nǐ bù xūyào qiāng.

You don't need a gun.

你不需要考试。

Nǐ bù xūyào kǎoshì.

You don't have to take an examination.

你不需要钱。

Nǐ bù xūyào qián.

You don't need money.

你为什么不做？

Nǐ wèishénme bú zuò?

Why are you not doing it?

你为什么不去加入她？

Nǐ wèishénme bú qù jiārù tā?

Why don't you go and join her?

你为什么不去呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bú qù ne?

Why aren't you going?

你为什么不和我们一起来？

Nǐ wèishénme bù hé wǒmen yì qǐlai?

Why aren't you coming with us?