Word: 不 (bù)

他画的这幅画不太像样。

Tā huà de zhè fú huà bú tài xiàngyàng.

This painting he did isn't quite up to par.

他的名字不在名单里。

Tā de míngzi bú zài míngdān lǐ.

His name is not on the list.

他的圈子很小，朋友不多。

Tā de quānzi hěn xiǎo, péngyou bù duō.

His social circle is small, and he doesn't have many friends.

他的工作表现得很不细心。

Tā de gōngzuò biǎoxiàn de hěn bú xìxīn.

His work showed carelessness.

他的想法很辩证，不太极端。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn biànzhèng, bú tài jíduān.

His thinking is quite dialectical and not very extreme.

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.

他的眼睛掩饰不了内心的恐慌。

Tā de yǎnjing yǎnshì bù liǎo nèixīn de kǒnghuāng.

His eyes betrayed his fear.

他的秘书不承认是她泄露了信息。

Tā de mìshū bù chéngrèn shì tā xièlòule xìnxī.

His secretary denied leaking the information.

他的肢体还不太灵活。

Tā de zhītǐ hái bú tài línghuó.

His limbs are still not very flexible.

他的脾气不受控制。

Tā de píqi bú shòu kòngzhì.

He has an uncontrollable temper.

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.

他的薪水低，所以买不了房。

Tā de xīnshuǐ dī, suǒyǐ mǎi bù liǎo fáng.

His low salary prevents him from buying the house.

他的视力不佳。

Tā de shìlì bù jiā.

He has poor eyesight.

他的说明并不清楚。

Tā de shuōmíng bìng bù qīngchu.

His explanation is not clear.

他的骄傲不允许他向人求助。

Tā de jiāo'ào bù yǔnxǔ tā xiàng rén qiúzhù.

His pride prevented him from asking others for help.

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.

他看起来很敦厚，不爱说话。

Tā kànqǐlai hěn dūnhòu, bú ài shuōhuà.

He seems genuine and good-natured, and doesn't talk much.

他穿着上很不讲究。

Tā chuānzhe shàng hěn bù jiǎngjiu.

He's very sloppy in his dress.

他突然搬走了，你不觉得蹊跷吗？

Tā tūrán bānzǒule, nǐ bù juéde qīqiāo ma?

He suddenly moved away. Don't you find that odd?

他答不上来，幸好我给他解围。

Tā dá bú shànglái, xìnghǎo wǒ gěi tā jiěwéi.

He couldn't answer, so luckily I helped him out of the spot.

他精力过剩，晚上总是睡不着。

Tā jīnglì guòshèng, wǎnshang zǒngshì shuì bù zháo.

He has excess energy and can never fall asleep at night.

他累得再也走不动了。

Tā lèi de zàiyě zǒu bú dòngle.

He was too tired to walk any farther.

他结婚一点也不高调。

Tā jiéhūn yìdiǎn yě bù gāodiào.

His wedding was not high-profile at all.

他考试失败了，但他不太在意。

Tā kǎoshì shībàile, dàn tā bú tài zàiyì.

He failed the exam, but he doesn't care too much.

他脸颊发热，看起来有点不舒服。

Tā liǎnjiá fārè, kànqǐlai yǒudiǎn bù shūfu.

His cheeks are feverish, and he looks a bit unwell.

他脾气很拧，谁劝都不听。

Tā píqi hěn nǐng, shéi quàn dōu bù tīng.

He is so stubborn that he won't listen to anyone's advice.

他自称专家，却不懂行。

Tā zìchēng zhuānjiā, què bù dǒngháng.

He calls himself an expert, but he doesn't know the field.

他要走，谁也阻拦不了。

Tā yào zǒu, shéi yě zǔlán bù liǎo.

He is determined to leave, and nobody can stop him.

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.

他说他是不幸运的。

Tā shuō tā shì bú xìngyùn de.

He said he's unlucky.

他说太贵，言外之意是不买。

Tā shuō tài guì, yánwàizhīyì shì bù mǎi.

He said it was too expensive, which implied he wouldn't buy it.

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.

他说话太俗，大家都不爱听。

Tā shuōhuà tài sú, dàjiā dōu bú ài tīng.

He talks so coarsely that nobody likes listening to him.

他请假的次数太多，老板不高兴。

Tā qǐngjià de cìshù tài duō, lǎobǎn bù gāoxìng.

He has asked for leave too many times, and his boss is unhappy.

他赖在沙发上不起来。

Tā lài zài shāfā shàng bù qǐlai.

He lounges on the sofa and won't get up.

他赚那么多钱，根本用不完。

Tā zhuàn nàme duō qián, gēnběn yòng bù wán.

He earns more money than he can spend.

他走得太快，我怎么也撵不上。

Tā zǒu de tài kuài, wǒ zěnme yě niǎn bú shàng.

He walks so fast that I can't catch up with him no matter what.

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.

他边哭边咽，话都说不清楚。

Tā biān kū biān yàn, huà dōu shuō bù qīngchǔ.

He choked with sobs and couldn't speak clearly.

他还不太会走路。

Tā hái bú tài huì zǒulù.

He can't walk very well yet.

他这个人不讲礼貌。

Tā zhège rén bù jiǎng lǐmào.

He is a rude person.

他这次病得着实不轻。

Tā zhècì bìng de zhuóshí bù qīng.

He is seriously ill this time.

他连再见也不说就走了。

Tā lián zàijiàn yě bù shuō jiù zǒule.

He departed without so much as saying good bye.

他连好歹都分不清。

Tā lián hǎodǎi dōu fēn bù qīng.

He can't even tell good from bad.

他退休后的生活不快乐。

Tā tuìxiū hòu de shēnghuó bú kuàilè.

His life after retirement was unhappy.

他遇到危险也不惊慌。

Tā yùdào wēixiǎn yě bù jīnghuāng.

He doesn't panic even when he's in danger.

他那样做很不明智。

Tā nàyàng zuò hěn bù míngzhì.

It was foolish of him to do such a thing.

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.

付完房租，卡里的余额不多了。

Fù wán fángzū, kǎ lǐ de yú'é bù duō le.

After paying the rent, there's not much balance left on the card.

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.

仿制别人的设计是不对的。

Fǎngzhì biéren de shèjì shì bú duì de.

It is wrong to copy other people's designs.

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.

传言不可信，还是等通知吧。

Chuányán bù kěxìn, háishi děng tōngzhī ba.

Hearsay can't be trusted, so let's wait for the notice.

伤人不伤脸，揭人不揭短

shāngrén bù shāng liǎn, jiē rén bù jiēduǎn

hit a person but don't hit the face, expose a person but don't expose their weak points

估计他有些不开心。

Gūjì tā yǒuxiē bù kāixīn.

I guess he is a bit unhappy.

伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌头长短

shēn zuǐ tiǎn yuèliang, bù zhīdào zìjǐ de shétou chángduǎn

sticking out one's mouth to lick the moon: not knowing how long one's tongue is

伸手不打笑脸人

shēnshǒu bù dǎ xiàoliǎn rén

an outstretched hand does not strike a smiling face

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.

但是歌手并不否认她的出身。

Dànshì gēshǒu bìng bù fǒurèn tā de chūshēn.

However, the singer does not deny her ancestry.

你一点也不发烧。

Nǐ yìdiǎn yě bù fāshāo.

You have no fever whatsoever.

你上学不可以迟到。

Nǐ shàngxué bù kěyǐ chídào.

You must not be late for school.

你不准备去，是吗？

Nǐ bù zhǔnbèi qù, shì ma?

You don't intend going there, do you?

你不去电影院吗？

Nǐ bú qù diànyǐngyuàn ma?

Aren't you going to the cinema?

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.

你不可能吃完所有的饼干。

Nǐ bù kěnéng chī wán suǒyǒu de bǐnggān.

You cannot eat all the cookies.

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?

你不喜欢巧克力对吧？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan qiǎokèlì duì ba?

You don't like chocolate, do you?

你不喜欢我的黄围巾吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan wǒ de huáng wéijīn ma?

Don't you like my yellow scarf?

你不喜欢棒球吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan bàngqiú ma?

Don't you like baseball?

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?

你不喜欢赌博，是吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan dǔbó, shì ma?

You don't like gambling, 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?

你不帮我，反而笑我？

Nǐ bù bāng wǒ, fǎn'ér xiào wǒ?

You don't help me, and you laugh at me instead?

你不庆幸自己没有错过那班车吗？

Nǐ bú qìngxìng zìjǐ méiyǒu cuòguò nà bānchē ma?

Aren't you glad you didn't miss that bus?

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.

你不应该出门。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi chūmén.

You ought not to go out.