Word: 不 (bù)

你哪儿不舒服？

Nǐ nǎr bù shūfu?

Where do you feel uncomfortable?

你喜不喜欢没关系。

Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan méiguānxi.

Whether you like it or not doesn't matter.

你喜欢不喜欢也得做。

Nǐ xǐhuan bù xǐhuan yě de zuò.

Whether you like it or not, you'll have to do it.

你在不在市区？

Nǐ zài bú zài shìqū?

Are you in the city or not?

你在家里不说英语。

Nǐ zài jiālǐ bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

You don't speak English in your home.

你坐的姿势不对，背会疼。

Nǐ zuò de zīshì bú duì, bèi huì téng.

You're sitting with the wrong posture, and your back will hurt.

你声音大一点，我听不出来！

Nǐ shēngyīn dà yìdiǎn, wǒ tīng bù chūlái!

Louder. I can't hear you.

你宁愿说谎也不愿让他生气吗？

Nǐ nìngyuàn shuōhuǎng yě bú yuàn ràng tā shēngqì ma?

Would you rather lie than make him angry?

你对他的回答不感到惊讶吗？

Nǐ duì tā de huídá bù gǎndào jīngyà ma?

Aren't you surprised by his answer?

你对它一点也不懂。

Nǐ duì tā yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng.

You don't understand anything about it.

你对我做的任何事都不满意。

Nǐ duì wǒ zuò de rènhé shì dōu bù mǎnyì.

You're never satisfied with anything I do.

你对我的个性还不太清楚。

Nǐ duì wǒ de gèxìng hái bú tài qīngchu.

There are a lot of things you don't know about my personality.

你对此不高兴吗？

Nǐ duì cǐ bù gāoxìng ma?

Aren't you happy about this?

你对音乐感不感兴趣？

Nǐ duì yīnyuè gǎn bù gǎnxìngqù?

Are you interested in music?

你尝尝，这个茶苦不苦？

Nǐ cháng cháng, zhège chá kǔ bù kǔ?

Try it, is this tea bitter?

你平时看不看时事新闻？

Nǐ píngshí kàn bú kàn shíshì xīnwén?

Do you usually watch the news on current events?

你并不满意，对吧？

Nǐ bìng bù mǎnyì, duì ba?

You're not satisfied, are you?

你应该知道这是不可能的。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào zhè shì bù kěnéng de.

You should know that's impossible.

你应该知道那是不可能的吧。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào nà shì bù kěnéng de ba.

You know that isn't possible, don't you?

你应该觉得不难。

Nǐ yīnggāi juéde bù nán.

That shouldn't be hard for you.

你怎么不出力，光站着看？

Nǐ zěnme bù chūlì, guāng zhànzhe kàn?

Why aren't you pitching in instead of just standing there watching?

你怎么不去睡一会儿觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú qù shuì yíhuìr jiào ne?

Why don't you try and get some sleep?

你怎么不睡觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú shuìjiào ne?

Why don't you go to sleep?

你怎么会不知道？

Nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?

How come you don't know this?

你怎么认为我做不了？

Nǐ zěnme rènwéi wǒ zuò bù liǎo?

What makes you think I won't be able to do it?

你怎么还不睡觉？

Nǐ zěnme hái bú shuìjiào?

How come are you still not sleeping?

你想进这个圈子，并不容易。

Nǐ xiǎng jìn zhège quānzi, bìng bù róngyì.

It isn't easy to get into this circle.

你感觉不舒服吗？

Nǐ gǎnjué bù shūfu ma?

Are you feeling under the weather?

你搬不动那台钢琴。

Nǐ bān bú dòng nà tái gāngqín.

You can't lift the piano.

你救不了我。

Nǐ jiù bù liǎo wǒ.

You can't save me.

你无法说“不”。

Nǐ wúfǎ shuō“bù”.

You can't say no.

你明天早上不来接我吗？

Nǐ míngtiān zǎoshang bù lái jiē wǒ ma?

Aren't you coming to pick me up tomorrow morning?

你明明知道答案，为什么不说？

Nǐ míngmíng zhīdào dá'àn, wèishénme bù shuō?

You obviously know the answer, so why won't you say it?

你是不是成心不接我的电话？

Nǐ shìbúshì chéngxīn bù jiē wǒ de diànhuà?

Are you deliberately not answering my calls?

你最不喜欢的颜色是？

Nǐ zuì bù xǐhuan de yánsè shì?

What's your least favorite color?

你最近是不是身体有点不舒服？

Nǐ zuìjìn shìbúshì shēntǐ yǒudiǎn bù shūfu?

Have you been feeling a bit of discomfort lately?

你最近有听到什么不寻常的事吗？

Nǐ zuìjìn yǒu tīngdào shénme bù xúncháng de shì ma?

Did you hear anything unusual lately?

你有可能不知道这事。

Nǐ yǒu kěnéng bù zhīdào zhè shì.

It's possible that you don't know this.

你有没有试过不靠安眠药睡觉？

Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu shìguo bú kào ānmiányào shuìjiào?

Have you ever tried sleeping without sleeping pills?

你根本不开车，有车又有什么用？

Nǐ gēnběn bù kāichē, yǒu chē yòu yǒu shénme yòng?

What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?

你根本不需要买那书。

Nǐ gēnběn bù xūyào mǎi nà shū.

You needn't have bought that book.

你永远不知道会发生什么。

Nǐ yǒngyuǎn bù zhīdào huì fāshēng shénme.

You can never know what will happen.

你没锁好门，真不小心呢。

Nǐ méi suǒ hǎo mén, zhēn bù xiǎoxīn ne.

It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked.

你现在不应该在这里。

Nǐ xiànzài bù yīnggāi zài zhèlǐ.

You're not supposed to be here now.

你的初中离家远不远？

Nǐ de chūzhōng líjiā yuǎn bù yuǎn?

Is your junior high school far from home?

你的发言不太连贯，我没听懂。

Nǐ de fāyán bú tài liánguàn, wǒ méi tīngdǒng.

Your speech wasn't very coherent, and I didn't understand it.

你的名字不在名单上吗？

Nǐ de míngzi bú zài míngdān shàng ma?

Wasn't your name on the list?

你的方法和我的不一样。

Nǐ de fāngfǎ hé wǒ de bù yíyàng.

Your method is different from mine.

你的电脑怎么不开机了？

Nǐ de diànnǎo zěnme bù kāijī le?

Why won't your computer start up anymore?

你的目标不太切实。

Nǐ de mùbiāo bú tài qièshí.

Your goal isn't very realistic.

你的船不大。

Nǐ de chuán bú dà.

Your boat is not big.

你的行李沉不沉？

Nǐ de xíngli chén bù chén?

Is your luggage heavy?

你看来不大高兴。

Nǐ kànlai bú dà gāoxìng.

You don't look so happy.

你真的不来吗？

Nǐ zhēnde bù lái ma?

Are you really not coming?

你真的不笨。

Nǐ zhēnde bú bèn.

You're really not stupid.

你知不知道思念的滋味？

Nǐ zhī bù zhīdào sīniàn de zīwèi?

Do you know the taste of thought?

你知不知道那是什么？

Nǐ zhī bù zhīdào nà shì shénme?

Do you even know what that is?

你确定你不喜欢别的东西了？

Nǐ quèdìng nǐ bù xǐhuan biéde dōngxi le?

Are you sure you wouldn't like anything else?

你能不说了吗？

Nǐ néng bù shuōle ma?

Could you stop saying that?

你若不去，我亦不去。

Nǐ ruò bú qù, wǒ yì bú qù.

If you're not going, then I'm not going either.

你要是不帮他，他做不到的。

Nǐ yàoshi bù bāng tā, tā zuò búdào de.

If you don't help him, he won't make it.

你要是不忙的话可以帮我吗？

Nǐ yàoshi bù máng dehuà kěyǐ bāng wǒ ma?

If you're not busy, could you please help me?

你让我做不可能做到的事情。

Nǐ ràng wǒ zuò bù kěnéng zuòdào de shìqing.

You ask me to do the impossible.

你记事情的能力并不比我好多少。

Nǐ jì shìqing de nénglì bìng bù bǐ wǒ hǎo duōshǎo.

You are no better at remembering things than I am.

你说得真动听，可我不信。

Nǐ shuō de zhēn dòngtīng, kě wǒ bú xìn.

You make it sound so nice, but I don't believe it.

你说的这个理由不成立。

Nǐ shuō de zhège lǐyóu bù chénglì.

The reason you gave doesn't hold up.

你身体不舒服吗？

Nǐ shēntǐ bù shūfu ma?

Are you not feeling well?

你还不太晚。

Nǐ hái bú tài wǎn.

You're not too late.

你还不睡觉？

Nǐ hái bú shuìjiào?

You're still up?

你这小子，不相信我是不是？

Nǐ zhè xiǎozi, bù xiāngxìn wǒ shìbúshì?

You don't believe me, do you, kid?

你这样回答老板，不太恰当。

Nǐ zhèyàng huídá lǎobǎn, bú tài qiàdàng.

It isn't very appropriate to answer your boss like that.

你这样说话不太得当。

Nǐ zhèyàng shuōhuà bú tài dédàng.

It isn't very appropriate for you to talk like that.

你那时不在这里。

Nǐ nàshí bú zài zhèlǐ.

You weren't here then.

供求不平衡，价格就会变。

Gōngqiú bù pínghéng, jiàgé jiù huì biàn.

When supply and demand are out of balance, prices change.

便宜的肉做不出好汤。

Piányi de ròu zuò bù chū hǎo tāng.

Cheap meat doesn't make good soup.

俗眼不识神仙

súyǎn bù shí shénxiān

common eyes do not recognise an immortal

保护动物不受虐待。

Bǎohù dòngwù bú shòu nüèdài.

Protect animals from cruelty.

倘若有人问起，就说我不在。

Tǎngruò yǒurén wèn qǐ, jiù shuō wǒ bú zài.

If anyone asks, say I'm not here.

假使下雨，我们就不去了。

Jiǎshǐ xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bú qùle.

If it rains, we won't go.

假如我是你的话，我就不去。

Jiǎrú wǒ shì nǐ dehuà, wǒ jiù bú qù.

If I were you, I wouldn't go.

偏怜之子不保业，难得之妇不主家

piānlián zhī zǐ bù bǎo yè, nándé zhī fù bù zhǔ jiā

a favoured son won't keep the family estate; a doted-on wife won't run the household

偏远地区的孩子上学很不容易。

Piānyuǎn dìqū de háizi shàngxué hěn bù róngyì.

It is not easy for children in remote areas to go to school.

做临时工不太稳定。

Zuò línshígōng bú tài wěndìng.

Temporary work isn't very stable.

做到兼爱其实一点也不容易。

Zuòdào jiān'ài qíshí yìdiǎn yě bù róngyì.

Practicing impartial love is actually not easy at all.

做那个可能不安全。

Zuò nàge kěnéng bù ānquán.

It probably won't be safe to do that.

偷茄子带摘葫芦，两头不误

tōu qiézi dài zhāi húlu, liǎngtóu bú wù

stealing aubergines while also picking gourds: neither end is neglected

儒家的经书，我读不懂。

Rújiā de jīngshū, wǒ dú bù dǒng.

I can't understand the Confucian classics.

儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

ér bù xián mǔ chǒu, gǒu bù xián jiā pín

a son doesn't find his mother ugly, a dog doesn't find its home poor

先说断,后不乱

xiān shuō duàn,hòu bú luàn

say it settled first, no mess later

光手逮刺猬，下不了手

guāng shǒu dǎi cìwei, xià bù liǎo shǒu

catching a hedgehog with bare hands: can't get a hand on it

光看表面是不足够的。

Guāng kàn biǎomiàn shì bù zúgòu de.

All that glitters is not gold.

克己并不等于压抑自己。

Kèjǐ bìng bù děngyú yāyì zìjǐ.

Self-restraint doesn't mean suppressing yourself.

兔子吞了土豆儿，吐不出来

tùzi tūnle tǔdòu ér, tǔ bù chūlái

a rabbit that has swallowed a potato: can't spit it out

兔子拉犁，不讲路数

tùzi lā lí, bù jiǎng lùshù

a rabbit pulling a plough: no regard for method

兔子的尾巴，长不了

tùzi de wěiba, cháng bù liǎo

a rabbit's tail: can't be long

全知是不可能的。

Quán zhī shì bù kěnéng de.

It's not possible to know everything.

八个人也抬不走一个理字

bā gè rén yě tái bù zǒu yí gè lǐ zì

even eight men can't carry off the single word 'reason'

八十岁老头儿牵猴子，玩儿心不退

bāshí suì lǎotour qiān hóuzi, wánr xīn bú tuì

An eighty-year-old leading a monkey: the urge to play hasn't faded

八十里不换肩，抬杠好手

bāshí lǐ bú huànjiān, táigàng hǎoshǒu

Carrying eighty li without changing shoulders: a fine pole-carrier

八抬大轿抬不动

bātáidàjiào tái bú dòng

even an eight-bearer sedan chair can't carry it