Word: 不 (bù)

不，没关系。

Bù, méiguānxi.

No, there's no problem.

不注册也行吗？

Bú zhùcè yě xíng ma?

Does it also work without registration?

不清楚她是什么意思。

Bù qīngchu tā shì shénme yìsi.

It wasn't clear what she meant.

不热身容易扭伤腿。

Bú rèshēn róngyì niǔshāng tuǐ.

If you don't warm up, it's easy to sprain your leg.

不生孩子，不知道腰酸肚子疼

bù shēng háizi, bù zhīdào yāosuān dǔzi téng

if you haven't given birth, you don't know the aching back and sore belly

不痴不聋，不做姑翁

bùchībùlóng, bú zuò gūwēng

if you're not a bit simple and a bit deaf, you can't be a mother-in-law or father-in-law

不看成绩就是掩耳盗铃。

Bú kàn chéngjì jiùshì yǎn'ěrdàolíng.

Refusing to look at the grades is just fooling yourself.

不睡觉会影响免疫系统吗？

Bú shuìjiào huì yǐngxiǎng miǎnyìxìtǒng ma?

Does not sleeping affect your immune system?

不睡觉工作，后果会很严重。

Bú shuìjiào gōngzuò, hòuguǒ huì hěn yánzhòng.

Working without sleep will have serious consequences.

不知者不怪罪

bùzhīzhě bú guàizuì

one who didn't know is not blamed

不知道为什么没有人告诉过我。

Bù zhīdào wèishénme méiyǒu rén gàosuguo wǒ.

I wonder why nobody told me.

不知道他什么时候回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huílai.

I don't know when he will come back.

不知道他什么时候才回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou cái huílai.

I don't know when he'll come back.

不知道别的星球上有没有生物呢？

Bù zhīdào biéde xīngqiú shàng yǒuméiyǒu shēngwù ne?

I wonder if life exists on other planets.

不知道她为什么这么担心呢。

Bù zhīdào tā wèishénme zhème dānxīn ne.

I wonder why she is so worried.

不知道她应该怎么处理那个问题。

Bù zhīdào tā yīnggāi zěnme chǔlǐ nàge wèntí.

I don't know how she should deal with that issue.

不知道怎么走，就问路吧。

Bù zhīdào zěnme zǒu, jiù wènlù ba.

If you don't know the way, just ask for directions.

不知道明天天气会怎么样呢？

Bù zhīdào míngtiān tiānqì huì zěnmeyàng ne?

I wonder what the weather will be tomorrow.

不知道是谁发明的呢？

Bù zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de ne?

I wonder who invented it.

不知道是那间？

Bù zhīdào shì nà jiān?

Don't you know what that is?

不磨不难不成人

bù mó bù nánbùchéng rén

without grinding and hardship, no one becomes a person

不管你同不同意，我都要做。

Bùguǎn nǐ tóng bù tóngyì, wǒ dōu yào zuò.

I am going to do it whether you agree or not.

不管您明天来不来，请通知我。

Bùguǎn nín míngtiān lái bù lái, qǐng tōngzhī wǒ.

Regardless of whether you come tomorrow or not, let me know.

不管谁说，这个不对。

Bùguǎn shéi shuō, zhège bú duì.

Whoever said so, it is false.

不要以为我什么都不知道。

Búyào yǐwéi wǒ shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

Don't think I don't know anything!

不要干预不关你的事！

Búyào gānyù bù guān nǐ de shì!

Don't interfere with matters that do not concern you!

不要强迫自己做不喜欢的事情。

Búyào qiǎngpò zìjǐ zuò bù xǐhuan de shìqing.

Don't force yourself to do things that you don't like.

不见、不闻、不言。

Bújiàn, bù wén, bù yán.

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.

不见高山，不现平地

bújiàn gāoshān, bú xiàn píngdì

without seeing high mountains, the flat ground doesn't show

不论他来或不来，我都会去。

Búlùn tā lái huò bù lái, wǒ dōu huì qù.

Whether he comes or not, I'll go.

不，谢谢，我已经怀孕了！

Bù, xièxie, wǒ yǐjīng huáiyùnle!

No, thank you, I am pregnant!

不，谢谢，我饱了。

Bù, xièxie, wǒ bǎole.

No more, thank you. I'm full.

不轻易发怒的，大有聪明。

Bù qīngyì fānù de, dà yǒu cōngming.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding.

不遇盘根错节，不足以成大器

bú yù pángēncuòjié, bùzú yǐ chéng dàqì

without meeting twisted roots and tangled knots, one can't become a great vessel

不遵守命名规则会导致解析错误。

Bù zūnshǒu mìngmíng guīzé huì dǎozhì jiěxī cuòwù.

Not complying with the naming conventions will result in parse errors.

不遵守承诺是可耻的。

Bù zūnshǒu chéngnuò shì kěchǐ de.

It is a shame not to keep your promise.

不除病邪，不能治本；不经风雨，不能强身

bù chú bìngxié, bùnéng zhìběn; bù jīng fēngyǔ, bùnéng qiángshēn

without removing the disease, you can't cure the root; without going through wind and rain, you can't strengthen the body

专家也不太清楚。

Zhuānjiā yě bú tài qīngchu.

Experts don't really know.

东家不饮客不餐

dōngjiā bù yǐnkè bù cān

if the host doesn't drink, the guest doesn't eat

东西很便宜，但他们不找钱。

Dōngxi hěn piányi, dàn tāmen bù zhǎoqián.

The things are cheap, but they don't give change.

东边不养西边养

dōngbian bù yǎng xībiān yǎng

if the east doesn't feed you, the west will

东郭先生救狼，善恶不辨

Dōngguōxiānshēng jiù láng, shàn'è bú biàn

Mr. Dongguo rescues a wolf: can't tell good from evil

两个数字不匹配。

Liǎng gè shùzì bù pǐpèi.

Two figures did not match.

两个都不漂亮。

Liǎng gè dōu bú piàoliang.

Neither of them are pretty.

两位发言人的口径不一致。

Liǎng wèi fāyánrén de kǒujìng bù yízhì.

The two spokespeople's accounts do not match.

两种颜色相近，我分不清。

Liǎng zhǒng yánsè xiāngjìn, wǒ fēn bù qīng.

The two colors are so similar that I can't tell them apart.

中医说正气足，就不容易生病。

Zhōngyī shuō zhèngqì zú, jiù bù róngyì shēngbìng.

Chinese medicine says that when your vital energy is strong, you don't get sick easily.

中午到达那里是不可能的。

Zhōngwǔ dàodá nàli shì bù kěnéng de.

It's impossible to get there by noon.

中午时间不多，我们去吃快餐吧。

Zhōngwǔ shíjiān bù duō, wǒmen qù chī kuàicān ba.

We don't have much time at lunch, so let's grab a quick meal.

中国菜不比法国菜差。

Zhōngguó cài bù bǐ Fǎguó cài chà.

Chinese food is no less nice than French food is.

串起来的螃蟹,横行不了啦

chuàn qǐlai de pángxiè,héngxíng bù liǎo la

crabs strung together: they can't walk sideways any more

为什么不去波士顿？

Wèishénme bú qù Bōshìdùn?

Why don't you go to Boston?

为什么不给客服打电话？

Wèishénme bù gěi kèfú dǎdiànhuà?

Why don't you call customer service?

为什么你不叫你的父母给你买车？

Wèishénme nǐ bú jiào nǐ de fùmǔ gěi nǐ mǎi chē?

Why don't you ask your parents to buy you a car?

为什么你不告诉我真相？

Wèishénme nǐ bú gàosu wǒ zhēnxiàng?

Why did you not tell me the truth?

为什么你不来看我们？

Wèishénme nǐ bù láikàn wǒmen?

Why don't you come visit us?

为什么你不来跟我跳舞？

Wèishénme nǐ bù lái gēn wǒ tiàowǔ?

Why don't you come dancing with me?

为什么你不等等我就开始了？

Wèishénme nǐ bù děngděng wǒ jiù kāishǐle?

Why did you begin without me?

为什么你不给他打电话？

Wèishénme nǐ bù gěi tā dǎdiànhuà?

Why don't you call him?

为什么你这么久不给我回信？

Wèishénme nǐ zhème jiǔ bù gěi wǒ huíxìn?

Why haven't you replied to me for so long?

为什么它应该要变得不一样？

Wèishénme tā yīnggāi yào biànde bù yíyàng?

Why should it be different?

为什么我们不一起吃午饭呢？

Wèishénme wǒmen bù yìqǐ chī wǔfàn ne?

Why don't we have lunch together?

为老不正，带坏子孙

wéi lǎo bú zhèng, dàihuài zǐsūn

if the old are not upright, they lead their descendants astray

举贤不避亲

jǔ xián bú bìqīn

in recommending the worthy, don't avoid your relatives

乌鸦占了凤凰枝，高攀不起

wūyā zhànle fènghuáng zhī, gāopān bù qǐ

a crow occupies the phoenix's branch: can't reach so high

乌龟不笑鳖，都在泥里歇

wūguī bú xiào biē, dōu zài ní li xiē

the tortoise doesn't laugh at the turtle; both rest in the mud

买不买由你决定。

Mǎi bù mǎi yóu nǐ juédìng.

It is up to you whether to buy it or not.

买满一百元，商店就不收运费。

Mǎi mǎn yìbǎi yuán, shāngdiàn jiù bù shōu yùnfèi.

If you spend one hundred yuan, the shop won't charge a shipping fee.

买电器时要看省不省电。

Mǎi diànqì shí yào kàn shěng bù shěngdiàn.

When buying appliances, check whether they save electricity.

争执啥也解决不了。

Zhēngzhí shá yě jiějué bù liǎo.

Fighting won't settle anything.

事不三思，终有后悔

shì bù sānsī, zhōng yǒu hòuhuǐ

if you don't think three times before acting, you'll end up regretting it

事情不大，你何必生气呢？

Shìqing bú dà, nǐ hébì shēngqì ne?

It's not a big deal, so why should you get angry?

二十一天不出壳，坏蛋

èrshí yī tiān bù chū ké, huàidàn

not hatching after twenty-one days: a bad egg

二战以后，世界就不一样了。

Èrzhàn yǐhòu, shìjiè jiù bù yíyàng le.

After the Second World War, the world was different.

五岳归来不看山，黄山归来不看岳

Wǔyuè guīlái bú kàn shān, Huángshān guīlái bú kàn Yuè

after returning from the Five Great Mountains you need not look at mountains; after returning from Huangshan you need not look at the Great Mountains

亡羊补牢，现在学也不晚。

Wángyángbǔláo, xiànzài xué yě bù wǎn.

Better late than never, it's not too late to learn now.

交友交义不交财，择友择智不择貌

jiāoyǒu jiāo yì bù jiāo cái, zéyǒu zé zhì bùzé mào

befriend for loyalty not wealth; choose friends for wisdom not looks

交朋友就要找仗义的人，对不对？

Jiāopéngyou jiùyào zhǎo zhàngyì de rén, duì bú duì?

When making friends, you should look for loyal people, right?

交通事故没有一天是不在发生的。

Jiāotōng shìgù méiyǒu yì tiān shì bú zài fāshēng de.

Not a day passes without traffic accidents.

产销不平衡，库存就会变多。

Chǎnxiāo bù pínghéng, kùcún jiù huì biàn duō.

If production and sales are out of balance, inventory will pile up.

京剧的唱腔我听不太懂。

Jīngjù de chàngqiāng wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng.

I can't quite understand the singing style of Peking opera.

亲不亲一家人,打断骨头连着筋

qīn bù qīn yìjiārén,dǎduàn gǔtou lián zhe jīn

close or not, one family; even when the bone is broken, the sinew still joins it

亲不亲,故乡人

qīn bù qīn,gùxiāng rén

close or not close, (they are) people from the home town

亲不择骨肉,恨不记旧仇

qīn bùzé gǔròu,hèn bú jì jiù chóu

in affection don't choose only blood relatives, in hatred don't remember old grudges

亲戚不共财,共财断往来

qīnqi bú gòngcái,gòngcái duàn wǎnglái

relatives shouldn't share money; sharing money ends the visiting

人不为己，遇事不迷

rénbúwèijǐ, yùshì bù mí

if a person isn't out for himself, he isn't confused when things happen

人不亲土亲，河不亲水亲

rén bù qīn tǔ qīn, hé bù qīn shuǐ qīn

people may not be close, but the soil is close; rivers may not be close, but the water is close

人不亲行亲

rén bù qīn háng qīn

people may not be close, but the trade is close

人不人，鬼不鬼

rén bù rén, guǐ bù guǐ

not human, not ghost

人不划算家不富

rén bùhuásuàn jiā bú fù

if people don't make careful calculations, the family won't get rich

人不劝不善，钟不敲不叫唤

rén bú quàn búshàn, zhōng bù qiāo bú jiàohuan

a person not urged is not good; a bell not struck does not ring

人不在大小，马不在高低

rén bú zài dàxiǎo, mǎ bú zài gāodī

a person is not about big or small; a horse is not about tall or short

人不知道未来可能发生什么事。

Rén bù zhīdào wèilái kěnéng fāshēng shénme shì.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.

人不辞路，虎不辞山

rén bù cí lù, hǔ bù cí shān

people don't leave the road, tigers don't leave the mountain

人们可能不记得那件事了。

Rénmen kěnéng bú jìde nà jiàn shì le.

People may not remember that.

人们的感情生活越来越不稳定。

Rénmen de gǎnqíng shēnghuó yuèláiyuè bù wěndìng.

People's emotional lives are becoming more and more unstable.

人勤地不懒

rén qín dì bù lǎn

if people are diligent, the land isn't lazy

人口分布不太平均。

Rénkǒu fēnbù bú tài píngjūn.

The population distribution is not very even.

人多乱，龙多旱，鸡多不下蛋

rén duō luàn, lóng duō hàn, jī duō bú xiàdàn

many people, chaos; many dragons, drought; many hens, no eggs

人平不语，水平不流

rén píng bùyǔ, shuǐpíng bù liú

when people are treated evenly they don't complain; when water is level it doesn't flow