Difference between revisions of "Standard negation with "bu""

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* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>饿</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù</em> <strong>è </strong>.</span><span class="trans">I'm not hungry.</span>
 
* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>饿</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>bù</em> <strong>è </strong>.</span><span class="trans">I'm not hungry.</span>
 
* 他 <em>不</em> <strong>热</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> <strong>rè </strong>.</span><span class="trans">He is not hot.</span>
 
* 他 <em>不</em> <strong>热</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> <strong>rè </strong>.</span><span class="trans">He is not hot.</span>
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* 这 个 <em>不</em> <strong>贵</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè <em>bù</em> <strong>guì </strong>.</span><span class="trans">This is not expensive.</span>
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* 这 个 <em>不</em> <strong>贵</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge <em>bù</em> <strong>guì </strong>.</span><span class="trans">This is not expensive.</span>
 
* 我们 学校 <em>不</em> <strong>大</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xuéxiào <em>bù</em> <strong>dà </strong>.</span><span class="trans">Our school is not big.</span>
 
* 我们 学校 <em>不</em> <strong>大</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xuéxiào <em>bù</em> <strong>dà </strong>.</span><span class="trans">Our school is not big.</span>
 
* 这里 的 咖啡 <em>不</em> <strong>好喝</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ de kāfēi <em>bù</em> <strong>hǎo hē </strong>.</span><span class="trans">The coffee here is not good.</span>
 
* 这里 的 咖啡 <em>不</em> <strong>好喝</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ de kāfēi <em>bù</em> <strong>hǎo hē </strong>.</span><span class="trans">The coffee here is not good.</span>
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* 我 哥哥 <em>不</em> <strong>高</strong>，但是 很 帅。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gēgē <em>bù</em> <strong>gāo </strong>, dànshì hěn shuài.</span><span class="trans">My older brother is not tall, but he is very handsome.</span>
 
* 我 哥哥 <em>不</em> <strong>高</strong>，但是 很 帅。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gēgē <em>bù</em> <strong>gāo </strong>, dànshì hěn shuài.</span><span class="trans">My older brother is not tall, but he is very handsome.</span>
 
* 我 很 <em>不</em> <strong>高兴</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ hěn <em>bù</em> <strong>gāoxìng </strong>.</span><span class="trans">I am not happy.</span>
 
* 我 很 <em>不</em> <strong>高兴</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ hěn <em>bù</em> <strong>gāoxìng </strong>.</span><span class="trans">I am not happy.</span>
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* 这 个 人 <em>不</em> <strong>好</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè rén <em>bù</em> <strong>hǎo </strong>.</span><span class="trans">This person is not good.</span>
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* 这 个 人 <em>不</em> <strong>好</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge rén <em>bù</em> <strong>hǎo </strong>.</span><span class="trans">This person is not good.</span>
 
* 吃 这 种 东西 <em>不</em> <strong>健康</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Chī zhè zhǒng dōngxī <em>bù</em> <strong>jiànkāng </strong>.</span><span class="trans">Eating this stuff is not healthy.</span>
 
* 吃 这 种 东西 <em>不</em> <strong>健康</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Chī zhè zhǒng dōngxī <em>bù</em> <strong>jiànkāng </strong>.</span><span class="trans">Eating this stuff is not healthy.</span>
  

Revision as of 02:52, 17 August 2015

不 (bù) is generally used to negate an action that you do not want to do or do not intend to do (in the future). So expressing things like "I don't want to go" or "I'm not going" would be uses of 不 (bù).

Negating Verbs

Structure

The standard way to negate verbs in Chinese is with 不 (bù). To negate a verb, simply place 不 (bù) before it:

Subject + 不 + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 我 不 是 德国人。Wǒ bù shì Déguó rén.I am not German.
  • 他 不 喜欢 你。Tā bù xǐhuan nǐ.He does not like you.
  • 她 不 喝 酒。Tā bù hē jiǔ.She doesn't drink beer.
  • 我 不 是 好 学生。Wǒ bù shì hǎo xuéshēng.I am not a good student.
  • 我 不 想 工作。Wǒ bù xiǎng gōngzuò .I don't want to work.
  • 很多 年轻 人 不 运动。Hěnduō niánqīng rén bù yùndòng .Many young people don't exercise.
  • 今天 我 不 去 上课。Jīntiān wǒ bù qù shàngkè .Today I am not going to class.
  • 我 不 喜欢 这 个 派对。Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhè gè pàiduì.I don't like this party.
  • 这么 贵，我 不 买。Zhème guì, wǒ bù mǎi .How expensive! I'm not buying it.
  • 为什么 你 不 喜欢 喝 咖啡？Wèishéme nǐ bù xǐhuan hē kāfēi?Why don't you like to drink coffee?

Almost all verbs can be negated with 不 (bù) (unless you're talking about the past). The only verb that can never be negated with 不 (bù) is 有 (yǒu).

  • 我 不有 时间。Wǒ bù yǒu shíjiān.
  • 我 没有 时间。Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.I don't have time.

Negating Adjectives

Turns out that the structure is basically the same.

Structure

Subject + 不 + Adjective

Examples

  • 我 不 饿。Wǒ bù è .I'm not hungry.
  • 他 不 热。Tā bù rè .He is not hot.
  • 这 个 不 贵。Zhè ge bù guì .This is not expensive.
  • 我们 学校 不 大。Wǒmen xuéxiào bù dà .Our school is not big.
  • 这里 的 咖啡 不 好喝。Zhèlǐ de kāfēi bù hǎo hē .The coffee here is not good.
  • 我 觉得 那 个 女 孩子 不 漂亮。Wǒ juédé nàge nǚ háizi bù piàoliang .I think that girl is not pretty.
  • 我 哥哥 不 高，但是 很 帅。Wǒ gēgē bù gāo , dànshì hěn shuài.My older brother is not tall, but he is very handsome.
  • 我 很 不 高兴。Wǒ hěn bù gāoxìng .I am not happy.
  • 这 个 人 不 好。Zhè ge rén bù hǎo .This person is not good.
  • 吃 这 种 东西 不 健康。Chī zhè zhǒng dōngxī bù jiànkāng .Eating this stuff is not healthy.

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