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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.
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