Chinese Character Dictionary

不平衡

bù píng héng

disequilibrium

不幸

bù xìng

misfortune

不幸之事

bù xìng zhī shì

mishap

不幸受害

bù xìng shòu hài

the unfortunate injured (party)

不待说

bù dài shuō

needless to say

不很

bù hĕn

not very

不得

bù dé

must not

不得不

bù dé bù

have no choice or option but to

不得了

bù dé liăo

desperately serious

不得人心

bù dé rén xīn

not to enjoy popular support

不得其门而入

bù dé qí mén ér rù

to be unable to get in

不得劲

bù dé jìn

awkward

不得已

bù dé yĭ

to act against one's will

不得而知

bù dé ér zhī

unknown

不得要领

bù dé yào lĭng

fail to grasp the main points

不必

bù bì

need not

不必要

bù bì yào

needless

不忍

bù rĕn

cannot bear to

不忙

bù máng

there's no hurry

不快

bù kuài

unhappy

不念旧恶

bù niàn jiù è

do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget

不忿

bù fèn

unsatisfied

不怎么

bù zĕn me

not very

不怎么样

bù zĕn me yàng

not up to much

不怕

bù pà

fearless

不怕一万，就怕万一

bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī

better to be safe than sorry (proverb)

不怕不识货，只怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , zhĭ pà huò bĭ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

不怕不识货，就怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bĭ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

不怕慢，就怕站

bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàn

it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)

不怠

bù dài

untiring

不急之务

bù jí zhī wù

a matter of no great urgency

不恤

bù xù

not to worry

不恤人言

bù xù rén yán

not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say

不耻下问

bù chĭ xià wèn

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

不恭

bù gōng

disrespectful

不息

bù xī

continually

不悦

bù yuè

displeased

不患寡而患不均

bù huàn guă ér huàn bù jūn

do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)

不情之请

bù qíng zhī qĭng

my presumptuous request (humble expr.); if I may be so bold to ask a favor

不情愿

bù qíng yuàn

unwilling

不惑

bù huò

without doubt

不惜

bù xī

not stint

不惜血本

bù xī xuè bĕn

to spare no effort

不惟

bù wéi

not only

不想

bù xiăng

unexpectedly

不愉快

bù yú kuài

disagreeable

不意

bù yì

unexpectedly

不愧

bù kuì

to be worthy of

不愧下学

bù kuì xià xué

not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)

不愧不怍

bù kuì bù zuò

no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable

不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng

calm and unhurried (idiom); composed

不慎

bù shèn

incautious

不愤不启

bù fèn bù qĭ

the heart desperately wants to understand how to do sth but cannot (idiom)

不懂

bù dŏng

not to understand

不懂装懂

bù dŏng zhuāng dŏng

to pretend to understand when you don't

不懈

bù xiè

untiring

不懈怠

bù xiè dài

untiring

不应期

bù yìng qī

refractory period (physiology)

不怀好意

bù huái hăo yì

to harbor evil designs

不成

bù chéng

won't do