How to Say ‘Not (or) no’ in Simplified Chinese
不
bù
[bu]
💬 Usage Tip: [不] is usually read (bù), but before a falling-tone syllable it changes to (bú). So [不客气] is pronounced (bú kèqi), and the same thing happens in [不是].
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[bu]
not
A negation word used to indicate opposite meaning.
预订不能取消。
The reservation cannot be canceled.
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