不 bù

1. bù adverb not; no
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: 不 is used for simple negation, as opposed to 没, which is used for existence. 不 is used before adjectives, adverbs, and verbs, except 有 (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 26; Ho 2002, '不'; NCCED '不' 1). For example, 不知道是怎回事 '[He] did not he did not know how that was possible.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 207) This use is similar in both modern and literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 103). For example, in literary Chinese, 不可，直不百步耳，是亦走也。'They should not do so. Though they did not run a hundred paces, yet they also ran away.' (Meng 1.3/1/26, translation by Legge) The tone is changed to bú when 不 is followed by a syllable with fourth tone, in accordance with tone sandhi 变调. For example, 不去 bú qù 'will not go' (Sun 2006, loc. 545). 不 is the sixth most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '不').
2. bù adverb expresses that a certain condition cannot be acheived
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: In this pattern 不 is used after a verb to form a complement (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 27; NCCED '不' 7) For example, 洗不掉 'could not be washed away.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 211).
3. bù adverb as a correlative
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: Used to form as a correlative with 就 in the pattern 不 ... 就 (NCCED '不' 9)...
4. bù adverb no (answering a question)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 不 can be used independently to answer a preceding question (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 26; NCCED '不' 5).
5. bù adverb forms a negative adjective from a noun
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: For example, 不运气 'unlucky' (NCCED '不' 4)
6. bù adverb at the end of a sentence to form a question
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: In this form 不 is used at the end of the sentence to turn it into a question (NCCED '不' 6).
7. bù adverb to form a yes or no question
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: In this form 不 is used to offer an alternative as part of a question (NCCED '不' 8). For example, 商量商量好不好？ 'Can we talk about it?' (Lao She, 2003, p. 216)
8. bù infix infix potential marker
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Negation 否定
   Notes: 不 is one of the two infixes in Chinese, the other being 得 'can'. For example, 看不见 'cannot see' (Sun 2006, loc. 728).
9. bù adverb no; na
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: na, Japanese: fu, or: bu, or: futsu, or: hi; this is also represented with the Sanskrit prefixes a- and an- (BCSD '不', p. 33; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 7; MW 'na'; SH '不', p. 103; Unihan '不')

Contained in

• 宣传不够(宣傳不夠) insufficient promotion
• 佛光人行事规范 集体创作，制度领导； 非佛不作，唯法所依。(佛光人行事規範 集體創作，制度領導； 非佛不作，唯法所依。) Work by collective effort, lead by a system. Do what is in accordance with Buddha, and rely on nothing but the Dharma.
• 不偷盗(不偷盜) refrain from stealing
• 法不自起 dharmas do not arise by themselves
• 一切法亦不可思议(一切法亦不可思議) all dharmas are also unthinkable
• 虚空不能容(虛空不能容) it cannot be contained in space
• 明月当空春风过 青山不动白云飞(明月當空春風過 青山不動白雲飛) Across the bright moon up high sweeps the spring breeze; Above the sturdy mountains float the white clouds.
• 今我不敢扰世尊(今我不敢擾世尊) I do not dare to trouble the Blessed One

Also contained in

数不过来 、 孤证不立 、 冷不防 、 时不我待 、 十指不沾阳春水 、 纹风不动 、 不喜 、 不知人事 、 砍头不过风吹帽 、 骨格不凡 、 多元不饱和脂肪酸 、 不景气 、 毫不为备 、 不稳平衡 、 不巧 、 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 、 始终不渝 、 永不 、 不明觉厉 、 连绵不断 、 不终天年 、 那不勒斯王国 、 高不凑低不就 、 年届不惑 、 看不出 、 不慕富贵 、 好汉不提当年勇 、 是可忍，孰不可忍 、 百读不厌 、 好久不见 、 喘不过 、 水泄不通 、 不速 、 不瞅不睬 、 不胜枚举 、 人事不知 、 一字不差 、 荡子行不归 、 一介不取 、 打不通 、 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 、 不须 、 心有余而力不足

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• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1373
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 1143
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1135
• Scroll 22 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 21 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 20 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 18 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 850 , has parallel version
• Scroll 407 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 846 , has parallel version
• Scroll 174 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 770 , has parallel version
• Scroll 19 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 765 , has parallel version