Ci:1000859871
¹bù* 不 {A} adv. ①not ②no ◆cons. ① ∼ A ∼ B (where A B are paired synonyms) not A B ‖ ∼huāng∼máng ∼慌∼忙 unhurried ② ∼ A ∼ B (where A B are antonymous stative verbs) neither A nor B ‖ bụ̀dàbùxiǎo ∼大∼小 neither (too) big nor (too) small ③ ∼ A ∼ B (where A B are antonymous verbs) no B without A ‖ bụ̀pòbụ̀lì ∼破∼立 no constructing without destroying ④ ∼ A ér B do B without doing A ‖ bụ̀zhàn'érshèng ∼战而胜 win without fighting ⑤ A ∼ A (the matter/question of) A or not A ‖ bóshì ∼ bóshì, wǒ wúsuǒwèi. 博士∼博士, 我无所谓。 Whether or not I get a PhD makes no difference to me. ⑥ V1 ∼ V1V2 (variant form of V1V2 ∼ V1V2, where V1V2 is a compound verb) whether or not V1V2 ‖ kě ∼ kěnéng? 可∼可能? Is it possible that ...? ◆pref. non-; un-
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