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* 他 <em>不</em> <strong>喜欢</strong> 你。<span class="trans">He does not like you.</span>
 
* 他 <em>不</em> <strong>喜欢</strong> 你。<span class="trans">He does not like you.</span>
 
* 她 <em>不</em> <strong>喝</strong> 酒。<span class="trans">She doesn't drink beer.</span>
 
* 她 <em>不</em> <strong>喝</strong> 酒。<span class="trans">She doesn't drink beer.</span>
* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>是</strong> 好 学生。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>是</strong> 好 学生。<span class="trans">I am not a good student.</span>
* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>想 工作</strong>。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>想 工作</strong>。<span class="trans">I don't want to work.</span>
* 很多 年轻 人 <em>不</em> <strong>运动</strong>。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 很多 年轻 人 <em>不</em> <strong>运动</strong>。<span class="trans">Many young people don't work.</span>
* 今天 我 <em>不</em> <strong>去 上课</strong>。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 今天 我 <em>不</em> <strong>去 上课</strong>。<span class="trans">Today I didn't go to class.</span>
* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>喜欢</strong> 这 个 派对。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>不</em> <strong>喜欢</strong> 这 个 派对。<span class="trans">I don't like that party.</span>
* 这么 贵,我 <em>不</em> <strong>买</strong>。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 这么 贵,我 <em>不</em> <strong>买</strong>。<span class="trans">That expensive I don't want to buy.</span>
* 为什么 你 <em>不</em> <strong>喜欢 喝</strong> 咖啡?<span class="trans"></span>
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* 为什么 你 <em>不</em> <strong>喜欢 喝</strong> 咖啡?<span class="trans">Why don't you like to drink coffee?</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 07:44, 25 October 2013

Use 不 (bù) to negate verbs in the present or future.

Negating Verbs

Structure

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

Subject + 不 + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 德国人。I am not a German.
  • 喜欢 你。He does not like you.
  • 酒。She doesn't drink beer.
  • 好 学生。I am not a good student.
  • 想 工作I don't want to work.
  • 很多 年轻 人 运动Many young people don't work.
  • 今天 我 去 上课Today I didn't go to class.
  • 喜欢 这 个 派对。I don't like that party.
  • 这么 贵,我 That expensive I don't want to buy.
  • 为什么 你 喜欢 喝 咖啡?Why don't you like to drink coffee?

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

  • 不有 时间。
  • 没有 时间。

Negating Adjectives

Surprise! The structure is basically the same.

Structure

Subject + 不 + Adjective

Examples

  • 饿I'm not hungry.
  • He is not hot.
  • 这 个 This is not expensive.
  • 我们 学校
  • 这里 的 咖啡 好喝
  • 我 觉得 那 个 女 孩子 漂亮
  • 我 哥哥 ,但是 很 帅。
  • 我 很 高兴
  • 这 个 人
  • 吃 这 种 东西 健康

See also

Sources and Further Reading

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