Chinese Character Dictionary

不成文

bù chéng wén

unwritten (rule)

不成文法

bù chéng wén fă

unwritten law

不成材

bù chéng cái

worthless

不成样子

bù chéng yàng zi

shapeless

不成熟

bù chéng shú

unripe

不成体统

bù chéng tĭ tŏng

not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous

不战不和

bù zhàn bù hé

neither war nor peace

不才

bù cái

untalented

不打不成才

bù dă bù chéng cái

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

不打不成相识

bù dă bù chéng xiāng shí

don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

不打不相识

bù dă bù xiāng shí

lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

不打紧

bù dă jĭn

unimportant

不打自招

bù dă zì zhāo

to confess without being pressed

不承认主义

bù chéng rèn zhŭ yì

policy of non-recognition

不折不扣

bù zhé bù kòu

a hundred per cent

不抵抗主义

bù dĭ kàng zhŭ yì

policy of nonresistance

不拉叽

bù lā jī

(nasty, stupid etc) as can be

不拉几

bù lā jī

(dialect) extremely

不拘

bù jū

not stick to

不拘一格

bù jū yī gé

not stick to one pattern

不拘小节

bù jū xiăo jié

to not bother about trifles (idiom)

不振

bù zhèn

lacking in vitality

不舍

bù shè

reluctant to part with (sth or sb)

不提也罢

bù tí yĕ bà

best not to mention it

不插电

bù chā diàn

unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)

不揣冒昧

bù chuăi mào mèi

to venture to

不搭理

bù dā lĭ

variant of 不答理[bù dā lĭ]

不摸头

bù mō tóu

not acquainted with the situation

不撞南墙不回头

bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu

to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)

不择手段

bù zé shŏu duàn

by fair means or foul

不扩散核武器条约

bù kuò sàn hé wŭ qì tiáo yuē

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

不支

bù zhī

to be unable to endure

不攻自破

bù gōng zì pò

(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)

不败之地

bù bài zhī dì

invincible position

不敢当

bù găn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise

不敢自专

bù găn zì zhuān

not daring to act for oneself (idiom)

不敢越雷池一步

bù găn yuè Léi chí yī bù

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

不敢高攀

bù găn gāo pān

lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)

不敬

bù jìng

disrespect

不敌

bù dí

no match for

不料

bù liào

unexpectedly

不新鲜

bù xīn xiān

stale

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不方便

bù fāng biàn

inconvenience

不日

bù rì

within the next few days

不明

bù míng

not clear

不明不白

bù míng bù bái

obscure

不明事理

bù míng shì lĭ

not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense

不明就里

bù míng jiù lĭ

not to understand the situation

不明确

bù míng què

indefinite

不明飞行物

bù míng fēi xíng wù

unidentified flying object (UFO)

不易

bù yì

not easy to do sth

不易之论

bù yì zhī lùn

perfectly sound proposition

不是

bú shi

fault

不是味儿

bù shì wèi r

not the right flavor

不是吗

bù shì ma

isn't that so?

不时

bù shí

from time to time

不时之需

bù shí zhī xū

a possible period of want or need

不景气

bù jĭng qì

depression

不智

bù zhì

unwise