Chinese Character Dictionary

不亦乐乎

bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

不人道

bù rén dào

inhuman

不仁

bù rén

not benevolent

不令人鼓舞

bù lìng rén gŭ wŭ

discouraging

不以人废言

bù yĭ rén fèi yán

not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

不以为然

bù yĭ wéi rán

not to accept as correct (idiom); to object

不以物喜，不以己悲

bù yĭ wù xĭ , bù yĭ jĭ bēi

not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself

不以规矩，不能成方圆

bù yĭ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

不以词害志

bù yĭ cí hài zhì

don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

不以辞害志

bù yĭ cí hài zhì

don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

不休

bù xiū

endlessly

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also...)

不住

bù zhù

repeatedly

不佞

bù nìng

without eloquence

不佳

bù jiā

not good

不来梅

Bù lái méi

Bremen (city)

不来梅港

Bù lái méi găng

Bremerhaven, German port

不依

bù yī

not comply

不依不饶

bù yī bù ráo

not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive

不便

bù biàn

inconvenient

不俗

bù sú

original

不信任动议

bù xìn rèn dòng yì

motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)

不信任投票

bù xìn rèn tóu piào

vote of no-confidence

不信任案

bù xìn rèn àn

no-confidence motion

不信用

bù xìn yòng

distrust

不修边幅

bù xiū biān fú

not care about one's appearance (idiom)

不倒翁

bù dăo wēng

roly-poly toy

不倦

bù juàn

tireless

不伦不类

bù lún bù lèi

neither fish nor fowl

不值

bù zhí

not worth

不值一文

bù zhí yī wén

worthless (idiom)

不值得

bù zhí de

unworthy

不值钱

bù zhí qián

of little value

不假思索

bù jiă sī suŏ

to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly

不偏不倚

bù piān bù yĭ

even-handed

不偏斜

bù piān xié

not leaning to one side

不偏极

bù piān jí

unpolarized (light)

不做声

bù zuò shēng

keep silent

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门

bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guĭ qiāo mén

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

不停

bù tíng

incessant

不备

bù bèi

unprepared

不传

bù chuán

not passed on

不伤脾胃

bù shāng pí wèi

lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach

不仅

bù jĭn

not only (this one)

不仅如此

bù jĭn rú cĭ

not only that, but ...

不像样

bù xiàng yàng

in no shape to be seen

不像话

bù xiàng huà

unreasonable

不俭则匮

bù jiăn zé kuì

wastage makes one destitute (idiom)

不光

bù guāng

not the only one

不光彩

bù guāng căi

disgraceful

不克

bù kè

cannot

不免

bù miăn

inevitably

不免一死

bù miăn yī sĭ

mortal

不入时宜

bù rù shí yí

untimely

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hŭ xué , yān dé hŭ zĭ

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不公

bù gōng

unjust

不公正

bù gōng zhèng

injustice

不共戴天

bù gòng dài tiān

(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky

不兼容性

bù jiān róng xìng

incompatibility

不再

bù zài

no more