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bù

不bùbù
not

Usages of bù

我wǒ　不bú　是shì　老师lǎoshī。wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.
I am not a teacher.

Note how bù (falling tone) changes it's pronunciation to bú (rising tone) when followed by a falling tone.

这zhè　个gè　人rén　不bú　是shì　老师lǎoshī。zhè gè rén bú shì lǎoshī.
This person is not a teacher.
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　茶chá。wǒ bú yào chá.
I don’t want tea.
我wǒ　不bù　吃chī　米饭mǐfàn。wǒ bù chī mǐfàn.
I don’t eat rice.
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　水shuǐ，我wǒ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　茶chá。wǒ bú yào shuǐ,wǒ yào yì bēi chá.
I don’t want water; I want a cup of tea.
昨天zuótiān　我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　说shuō　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　去qù。zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.
Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　跟gēn　你nǐ　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.
如果rúguǒ　她tā　不bù　来lái，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　明天míngtiān　再zài　去qù。rúguǒ tā bù lái, wǒmen jiù míngtiān zài qù.
If she doesn’t come, we’ll go again tomorrow.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　把bǎ　灯dēng　关guān　了le，　我wǒ　就jiù　不bù　看kàn　书shū。rúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn shū.
If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　不bù　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。jīntiān wǒ yǒu shìqíng, bù qù kàn diànyǐng.
I have things to do today; I’m not going to watch a movie.
虽然suīrán　她tā　不bú　认识rènshi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　但是dànshì　她tā　想xiǎng　认识rènshi　他tā。suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.
Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.
我wǒ　和hé　他tā　认识rènshi　不bù　久jiǔ，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ hé tā rènshi bù jiǔ, dànshì wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
He and I haven’t known each other for long, but we often go to the supermarket together.
我wǒ　以前yǐqián　不bù　懂dǒng　这zhè　个gè　意思yìsi。wǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
我wǒ　不bù　会huì　用yòng，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　看kàn　一下yíxià　吗ma？wǒ bù huì yòng, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn yíxià ma?
I don’t know how to use it; could you show me for a moment?
请qǐng　你nǐ　认真rènzhēn　地de　看kàn，　然后ránhòu　告诉gàosu　我wǒ　你nǐ　懂dǒng　不bù　懂dǒng。qǐng nǐ rènzhēn de kàn, ránhòu gàosu wǒ nǐ dǒng bù dǒng.
Please look carefully, then tell me whether you understand.
我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　以前yǐqián　不bù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen wǎnshang shuìjiào yǐqián bù kàn diànyǐng.
We don’t watch movies before going to sleep at night.
她tā　一般yìbān　周末zhōumò　不bú　上班shàngbān，　会huì　跟gēn　家人jiārén　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。tā yìbān zhōumò bú shàngbān, huì gēn jiārén chī wǔfàn.
She usually doesn't work on weekends and will have lunch with her family.
医生yīshēng　说shuō　他tā　的de　身体shēntǐ　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　要yào　在zài　医院yīyuàn　休息xiūxi。yīshēng shuō tā de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, yào zài yīyuàn xiūxi.
The doctor said his health isn’t very good and that he needs to rest in the hospital.
明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　出发chūfā，　就jiù　不bú　会huì　迟到chídào　了le。míngtiān wǒmen tíqián shí fēnzhōng chūfā, jiù bú huì chídào le.
Tomorrow we'll set off ten minutes early, then we won't be late.
我们wǒmen　是shì　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　医院yīyuàn　的de，　票piào　也yě　不bú　贵guì。wǒmen shì zuò dìtiě qù yīyuàn de, piào yě bú guì.
We went to the hospital by subway; the tickets weren’t expensive.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　和hé　她tā　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē，　不bù　开kāi　车chē。zhōumò wǒ hé tā qí zìxíngchē, bù kāi chē.
On weekends she and I ride bicycles and don't drive.
我们wǒmen　是shì　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē　去qù　的de，　不bú　是shì　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　的de。wǒmen shì qí zìxíngchē qù de, bú shì zuò dìtiě qù de.
We went by bicycle, not by subway.
地铁dìtiě　的de　票piào　不bú　贵guì，　公交车gōngjiāochē　的de　票piào　更gèng　便宜piányi。dìtiě de piào bú guì, gōngjiāochē de piào gèng piányi.
Subway tickets are not expensive; bus tickets are even cheaper.
今年jīnnián　周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā，　不bù　打算dǎsuàn　出去chūqù　了le。jīnnián zhōumò wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā, bù dǎsuàn chūqù le.
This year on weekends I want to be at home with my family; I don't plan to go out.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　不bù　开kāi　车chē，　我wǒ　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě。jīntiān wǒ bù kāi chē, wǒ zuò dìtiě.
I'm not driving today; I'm taking the subway.
她Tā　说shuō　最近zuìjìn　没有méiyǒu　消息xiāoxi，　我wǒ　也yě　不bù　知道zhīdào。Tā shuō zuìjìn méiyǒu xiāoxi, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
She said there’s no news recently; I don’t know either.
我Wǒ　记得jìde　你nǐ　的de　名字míngzi，　可是kěshì　她tā　不bù　记得jìde　我wǒ　的de。Wǒ jìde nǐ de míngzi, kěshì tā bù jìde wǒ de.
I remember your name, but she doesn’t remember mine.
他Tā　说shuō　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　好hǎo，　可是kěshì　她tā　不bù　同意tóngyì，　想xiǎng　自己zìjǐ　再zài　安排ānpái　一下yíxià。Tā shuō zhè gè ānpái hǎo, kěshì tā bù tóngyì, xiǎng zìjǐ zài ānpái yíxià.
He said this arrangement is good, but she doesn’t agree and wants to arrange it herself again.
这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　不bú　太tài　合适héshì，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　蓝色lánsè。Zhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
我Wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　衣服yīfu。Wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.
图书馆Túshūguǎn　附近fùjìn　的de　咖啡kāfēi　不bú　贵guì，　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　去qù。Túshūguǎn fùjìn de kāfēi bú guì, wǒ chángcháng qù.
Coffee near the library isn’t expensive; I often go there.
这zhè　个gè　东西dōngxi　不bú　太tài　贵guì，　我wǒ　先xiān　试试shìshi。zhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　容易róngyì，　但是dànshì　做zuò　起来qǐlái　不bù　容易róngyì。zhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.
This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.
我wǒ　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么zěnme　用yòng　这zhè　个gè　手机shǒujī，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　教jiāo　我wǒ　吗ma？wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?
我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　不bù　来lái　了le，　但是dànshì　她tā　终于zhōngyú　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
其实qíshí　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　不bù　难nán，　别bié　担心dānxīn，　你nǐ　试试shìshi　就jiù　懂dǒng　了le。qíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.
Actually this question isn’t hard; don’t worry—try and you’ll get it.
她tā　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么办zěnmebàn，　我wǒ　就jiù　跟gēn　她tā　去qù　公园gōngyuán　聊天liáotiān。tā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
他tā　其实qíshí　以为yǐwéi　我wǒ　不bú　会huì　来lái，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　到dào　了le。tā qíshí yǐwéi wǒ bú huì lái, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng dào le.
He actually thought I wouldn’t come, but I’ve already arrived.
她tā　约yuē　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　见面jiànmiàn，　只要zhǐyào　不bù　冷lěng　我wǒ　就jiù　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē　去qù。tā yuē wǒ míngtiān zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, zhǐyào bù lěng wǒ jiù qí zìxíngchē qù.
She asked me to meet at the library tomorrow; as long as it isn’t cold, I’ll bike there.
如果rúguǒ　下雨xiàyǔ，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　不bú　去qù　了le，　怎么办zěnmebàn？rúguǒ xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bú qù le, zěnmebàn?
If it rains, then we won’t go; what should we do?
晚上wǎnshang　我们wǒmen　不bù　看kàn　电视diànshì，　只zhǐ　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wǎnshang wǒmen bù kàn diànshì, zhǐ tīng yīnyuè.
In the evening we don’t watch TV, we only listen to music.
她Tā　不bù　看kàn　新闻xīnwén，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　电视diànshì　节目jiémù。Tā bù kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
她Tā　决定juédìng　不bù　参加cānjiā　这个zhège　考试kǎoshì。Tā juédìng bù cānjiā zhège kǎoshì.
She decided not to take this exam.
这些zhèxiē　生词shēngcí　不bù　多duō，　但是dànshì　用yòng　在zài　句子jùzi　里lǐ　不bù　太tài　容易róngyì。zhèxiē shēngcí bù duō, dànshì yòng zài jùzi lǐ bù tài róngyì.
These new words are not many, but using them in sentences is not very easy.
我Wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　不bù　大dà，　但是dànshì　有yǒu　两liǎng　个gè　窗户chuānghu，　很hěn　舒服shūfu。Wǒ de fángjiān bù dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.
她Tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　房间fángjiān　上网shàngwǎng，　觉得juéde　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　更gèng　舒服shūfu。Tā bù xǐhuan zài fángjiān shàngwǎng, juéde zài gōngyuán lǐ gèng shūfu.
She doesn’t like going online in her room; she feels it’s more comfortable in the park.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　不bù　想xiǎng　去qù　聚会jùhuì，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi。zhōumò wǒmen bù xiǎng qù jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi.
On weekends we don’t want to go to parties; we just want to rest at home.
他Tā　觉得juéde　做zuò　中文zhōngwén　作业zuòyè　不bù　太tài　简单jiǎndān。Tā juéde zuò zhōngwén zuòyè bù tài jiǎndān.
He thinks doing Chinese homework is not very easy.
老师Lǎoshī　说shuō　这些zhèxiē　作业zuòyè　虽然suīrán　不bù　多duō，　但是dànshì　很hěn　重要zhòngyào，　必须bìxū　做完zuòwán。Lǎoshī shuō zhèxiē zuòyè suīrán bù duō, dànshì hěn zhòngyào, bìxū zuòwán.
The teacher said that although there isn’t much homework, it’s very important and must be finished.
我Wǒ　还hái　不bù　太tài　习惯xíguàn　这么zhème　早zǎo　起床qǐchuáng。Wǒ hái bù tài xíguàn zhème zǎo qǐchuáng.
I’m still not quite used to getting up this early.
他Tā　说shuō　即使jíshǐ　考试kǎoshì　很hěn　难nán，　也yě　不bù　想xiǎng　放弃fàngqì。Tā shuō jíshǐ kǎoshì hěn nán, yě bù xiǎng fàngqì.
He said that even if the exam is very hard, he doesn’t want to give up.
为了Wèile　健康jiànkāng，　医生yīshēng　说shuō　我们wǒmen　即使jíshǐ　忙máng　也yě　不bù　能néng　放弃fàngqì　吃chī　早饭zǎofàn　的de　习惯xíguàn。Wèile jiànkāng, yīshēng shuō wǒmen jíshǐ máng yě bù néng fàngqì chī zǎofàn de xíguàn.
For the sake of our health, the doctor said that even if we’re busy we must not give up the habit of eating breakfast.
我Wǒ　不bù　太tài　听tīng　得de　清楚qīngchu，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　再zài　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？Wǒ bù tài tīng de qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ zài mànmàn de shuō yíxià ma?
I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?
她Tā　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　不bù　容易róngyì　听清楚tīngqīngchu，　比如bǐrú　刚才gāngcái　我wǒ　就jiù　没méi　听懂tīngdǒng。Tā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.
Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.
他Tā　平时píngshí　很hěn　关心guānxīn　别人biéren，　声音shēngyīn　也yě　总是zǒngshì　不bù　大dà。Tā píngshí hěn guānxīn biéren, shēngyīn yě zǒngshì bù dà.
He usually really cares about other people, and his voice is also always not loud.
我wǒ　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　别人biéren　帮bāng　我wǒ　做zuò　作业zuòyè。wǒ bù xǐhuan biéren bāng wǒ zuò zuòyè.
I don’t like other people helping me with my homework.
她tā　不bù　想xiǎng　让ràng　别人biéren　帮bāng　她tā　做zuò　作业zuòyè。tā bù xiǎng ràng biéren bāng tā zuò zuòyè.
She doesn’t want other people to help her do homework.
我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　跑步pǎobù，　但是dànshì　觉得juéde　做zuò　一点儿yìdiǎnr　运动yùndòng　对duì　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　电梯diàntī，　每次měicì　都dōu　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　下楼xiàlóu　回huí　公寓gōngyù。tā bù xǐhuan zuò diàntī, měicì dōu zǒu lóutī xiàlóu huí gōngyù.
She doesn’t like taking the elevator; every time she walks down the stairs back to the apartment.
周末zhōumò　她tā　不bú　上班shàngbān，　在zài　家jiā　洗澡xǐzǎo、　洗xǐ　衣服yīfu，　还hái　打扫dǎsǎo　厨房chúfáng。zhōumò tā bú shàngbān, zài jiā xǐzǎo, xǐ yīfu, hái dǎsǎo chúfáng.
On weekends she doesn’t work; she stays home to shower, wash clothes, and also clean the kitchen.
我wǒ　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bú　害怕hàipà　在zài　这zhè　条tiáo　马路mǎlù　上shàng　走zǒu，　因为yīnwèi　晚上wǎnshang　也yě　很hěn　安全ānquán。wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú hàipà zài zhè tiáo mǎlù shàng zǒu, yīnwèi wǎnshang yě hěn ānquán.
I’m not afraid at all to walk on this road, because it’s also very safe at night.
她tā　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　生气shēngqì，　只zhǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì, zhǐ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
She isn’t angry at all; she just thinks this matter is a bit strange.
她tā　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ　跟gēn　我wǒ　的de　一样yíyàng，　都dōu　不bú　愿意yuànyì　放弃fàngqì　学习xuéxí　中文zhōngwén。tā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.
我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　环境huánjìng　又yòu　安静ānjìng　又yòu　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.
The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.
我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　新xīn　衣服yīfu。wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.
这zhè　次cì　我wǒ　不bù　去qù　超市chāoshì。zhè cì wǒ bù qù chāoshì.
This time I’m not going to the supermarket.
他tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　听tīng　不bù　太tài　清楚qīngchu。tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bù tài qīngchu.
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
这zhè　个gè　房间fángjiān　打扫dǎsǎo　起来qǐlái　不bù　太tài　容易róngyì。zhè gè fángjiān dǎsǎo qǐlái bù tài róngyì.
This room is not very easy to clean.
我们wǒmen　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上楼shànglóu，　不bù　坐zuò　电梯diàntī。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shànglóu, bù zuò diàntī.
We go upstairs by the stairs and don’t take the elevator.
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