Chinese Character Dictionary

不独

bù dú

not only

不理

bù lĭ

to refuse to acknowledge

不理不睬

bù lĭ bù căi

to completely ignore (idiom)

不甘

bù gān

unreconciled to

不甘寂寞

bù gān jì mò

unwilling to be left out, overlooked

不甘心

bù gān xīn

not reconciled to

不甘于

bù gān yú

unwilling to accept

不甘示弱

bù gān shì ruò

not to be outdone

不用

bù yòng

need not

不用客气

bù yòng kè qi

You're welcome (that is, please don't thank me)

不用找

bù yòng zhăo

"keep the change" (restaurant expression)

不用谢

bù yòng xiè

You're welcome

不由

bù yóu

can't help (doing sth)

不由分说

bù yóu fēn shuō

to allow no explanation

不由得

bù yóu de

can't help

不由自主

bù yóu zì zhŭ

can't help; involuntarily (idiom)

不畏

bù wèi

unafraid

不畏强暴

bù wèi qiáng bào

not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence

不畏强权

bù wèi qiáng quán

not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence

不当

bù dàng

unsuitable

不当一回事

bù dàng yī huí shì

not regard as a matter (of any importance)

不当事

bù dāng shì

useless

不当得利

bù dāng dé lì

unjust enrichment

不当紧

bù dāng jĭn

not important

不疾不徐

bù jí bù xú

neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)

不痛不痒

bù tòng bù yăng

lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what

不登大雅之堂

bù dēng dà yă zhī táng

lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)

不白之冤

bù bái zhī yuān

unrighted wrong

不尽

bù jìn

not completely

不尽根

bù jìn gēn

surd (math.)

不相上下

bù xiāng shàng xià

equally matched

不相同

bù xiāng tóng

not the same

不相容

bù xiāng róng

incompatible

不相容原理

bù xiāng róng yuán lĭ

(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)

不相干

bù xiāng gān

to be irrelevant

不相符

bù xiāng fú

not in harmony

不省人事

bù xĭng rén shì

to lose consciousness

不眠不休

bù mián bù xiū

without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

不睦

bù mù

to not get along well

不瞅不睬

bù chŏu bù căi

to ignore completely

不知

bù zhī

not to know

不知丁董

bù zhī Dīng Dŏng

forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)

不知不觉

bù zhī bù jué

unconsciously

不知何故

bù zhī hé gù

somehow

不知其所以然

bù zhī qí suŏ yĭ rán

not recognized for what it is

不知凡几

bù zhī fán jĭ

one can't tell how many

不知去向

bù zhī qù xiàng

whereabouts unknown

不知天高地厚

bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu

not to know the immensity of heaven and earth

不知好歹

bù zhī hăo dăi

not know what's good for one

不知就里

bù zhī jiù lĭ

unaware of the inner workings

不知所之

bù zhī suŏ zhī

whereabouts unknown

不知所云

bù zhī suŏ yún

to not know what sb is driving at

不知所措

bù zhī suŏ cuò

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end

不知死活

bù zhī sĭ huó

to act recklessly (idiom)

不知疲倦

bù zhī pí juàn

untiring

不知痛痒

bù zhī tòng yăng

numb

不知羞耻

bù zhī xiū chĭ

to have no sense of shame

不知者不罪

bù zhī zhĕ bù zuì

One who does not know is not guilty

不知轻重

bù zhī qīng zhòng

lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things

不知进退

bù zhī jìn tuì

not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety