Not in Chinese (Mandarin): 不 (bù)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 不

• 不

  Not, no.

  4 strokes

Fourth tone, but it changes to second before another fourth tone: 不是 (bú shì), 不要 (bú yào).

More examples with 不

• 我不是老师。

  我不是老師。

  Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.

  I'm not a teacher.

• 我不喜欢下雨。

  我不喜歡下雨。

  Wǒ bù xǐhuan xià yǔ.

  I don't like rain.

How to write 不 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.