不 bù HSK 1
Particles

不 — not

Stroke order
Example sentences
我 wǒ 不 bù 去 qù
I'm not going.
他 tā 不 bù 喜欢 xǐ huan 咖啡 kā fēi
He doesn't like coffee.
今天 jīn tiān 我 wǒ 不 bù 去 qù 学校 xué xiào
I'm not going to school today.
Grammar note

The negation changes to bú/bù depending on the tone of the following character (不对, 不好, 不是).

→ HSK1 Grammar
Words from the sentences
我 wǒ I; me 去 qù go 他 tā he 喜欢 xǐhuan to like; to be fond of 咖啡 kā fēi coffee 今天 jīntiān today 学校 xuéxiào school
Related by grammar
对 duì correct; toward; regarding 好 hǎo good; well 是 shì to be; yes (affirmation)
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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