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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.
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