Chinese Character Dictionary

不破不立

bù pò bù lì

without destruction there can be no construction

不碎玻璃

bù suì bō li

shatterproof or safety glass

不确定性原理

bù què dìng xìng yuán lĭ

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)

不确实

bù què shí

untrue

不祥

bù xiáng

ominous

不祥之兆

bù xiáng zhī zhào

bad omen

不禁

bù jīn

can't help (doing sth)

不移

bù yí

steadfast

不稂不莠

bù láng bù yŏu

useless

不稳

bù wĕn

unstable

不稳定

bù wĕn dìng

unstable

不稳定气流

bù wĕn dìng qì liú

turbulent

不稳平衡

bù wĕn píng héng

unstable equilibrium

不稳性

bù wĕn xìng

instability

不空成就佛

Bù kōng chéng jiù fó

Amoghasiddhi Buddha

不穷

bù qióng

endless

不端

bù duān

improper

不符

bù fú

inconsistent

不符合

bù fú hé

discrepant

不第

bù dì

to fail the civil service examination in Imperial China

不等

bù dĕng

unequal

不等价交换

bù dĕng jià jiāo huàn

exchange of unequal values

不等式

bù dĕng shì

inequality (math.)

不等于

bù dĕng yú

not equal to ≠

不等号

bù dĕng hào

inequality sign (i.e. not equal, ≠ or greater than >, or less than <)

不等边三角形

bù dĕng biān sān jiăo xíng

scalene triangle

不答理

bù dā lĭ

to pay no heed to

不管

bù guăn

no matter (what, how)

不管三七二十一

bù guăn sān qī èr shí yī

regardless of the consequences

不简单

bù jiăn dān

not simple

不约而同

bù yuē ér tóng

to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation

不终天年

bù zhōng tiān nián

to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)

不结果

bù jié guŏ

fruitless

不结盟

bù jié méng

nonalignment

不结盟运动

bù jié méng yùn dòng

nonaligned movement

不绝

bù jué

unending

不绝如缕

bù jué rú lu:3

hanging by a thread

不绝于途

bù jué yú tú

to come and go in an incessant stream

不给力

bù gĕi lì

utterly disappointing

不经一事

bù jīng yī shì

You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (common saying); wisdom only comes with experience

不经一事，不长一智

bù jīng yī shì , bù zhăng yī zhì

You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (common saying); wisdom only comes with experience

不经之谈

bù jīng zhī tán

absurd statement

不经意

bù jīng yì

carelessly

不经意间

bù jīng yì jiān

without paying attention

不置可否

bù zhì kĕ fŏu

decline to comment

不羁

bù jī

unruly

不义

bù yì

injustice

不义之财

bù yì zhī cái

ill-gotten wealth or gains

不翼而飞

bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace

不耐烦

bù nài fán

impatience

不闻不问

bù wén bù wèn

not to hear, not to question (idiom)

不声不响

bù shēng bù xiăng

wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking

不听命

bù tīng mìng

to disobey

不肖

bù xiào

unworthy

不育

bù yù

to be infertile

不育性

bù yù xìng

sterility

不育症

bù yù zhèng

sterility

不能

bù néng

cannot

不能不

bù néng bù

have to

不能抵抗

bù néng dĭ kàng

irresistible