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不 — no; not so; not

no; not so; not; un-

Pinyin
bù
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 不: 4 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

不 — 4 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 不 in the HSK syllabus: 173

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 不bùno; not so; not; un-HSK 1
  2. 不客气bú kèqiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rudeHSK 1
  3. 不要búyàodon't!; must notHSK 1
  4. 对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardonHSK 1
  5. 不错búcuòcorrect; right; not bad; pretty goodHSK 2
  6. 不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassingHSK 2
  7. 不但búdànnot onlyHSK 3
  8. 不见bújiànnot to see; not to meet; to have disappearedHSK 3
  9. 不用búyòngneed notHSK 3
  10. 不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct; not the same; not alikeHSK 3
  11. 不久bùjiǔnot long; before too long; soon; soon afterHSK 3
  12. 不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question; be no goodHSK 3
  13. 差不多chàbuduōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the sameHSK 3
  14. 不必búbìneed not; does not have to; not necessarilyHSK 4
  15. 不便búbiàninconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitableHSK 4
  16. 不断búduànunceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constantHSK 4
  17. 不够búgòunot enough; insufficient; inadequateHSK 4
  18. 不过búguòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anywayHSK 4
  19. 不论búlùnwhatever; no matter what; regardless ofHSK 4
  20. 不得不bùdébùhave no choice or option but to; cannot but; have toHSK 4
  21. 不管bùguǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of; no matterHSK 4
  22. 不光bùguāngnot the only one; not onlyHSK 4
  23. 不仅bùjǐnnot just; not limited to; not onlyHSK 4
  24. 不满bùmǎndissatisfied; discontented; resentfulHSK 4
  25. 不如bùrúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior toHSK 4
  26. 来不及láibujíthere's not enough time; it's too lateHSK 4
  27. 受不了shòubuliǎounbearable; unable to endure; can't standHSK 4
  28. 不利búlìunfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimentalHSK 5
  29. 不幸búxìngmisfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sadHSK 5
  30. 不要紧búyàojǐnunimportant; not serious; it doesn't matterHSK 5
  31. 不得了bùdéliǎodesperately serious; disastrous; extremelyHSK 5
  32. 不符bùfúinconsistent; not in agreement withHSK 5
  33. 不良bùliángbad; harmful; unhealthy; defective; faultyHSK 5
  34. 不然bùránnot so; no; or else; otherwise; if notHSK 5
  35. 不足bùzúinsufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enoughHSK 5
  36. 从不cóng bùneverHSK 5
  37. 了不起liǎobuqǐamazing; terrific; extraordinaryHSK 5
  38. 舍不得shěbudeto hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudgeHSK 5
  39. 说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sure; maybeHSK 5
  40. 要不yàobùotherwise; or else; how about...?; either...HSK 5

And 133 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.