Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)
The correct answer to this test is A.
A: 不想 (bù xiǎng): don’t want
“不” is usually put before the predicate in a sentence to indicate a negative meaning. “想” means “to want.”
B: 不好 (bù hǎo): not good
For example:
Zhè ge jìhuà bù hǎo.
这 个 计划 不 好。
This plan is not good.
C: 不是 (bú shì): is not
For example:
Zhè běn shū bú shì wǒ de.
这 本 书 不 是 我 的。
This is not my book.
D: 不用 (bú yòng): no need
For example:
Bú yòng dānxīn.
不 用 担心。
There is no need to worry.
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When is “bu” read with the second tone and when is it read with the fourth tone? Is this explained in any of your basic Chinese lessons?
It is in the fourth tone when the syllable after “bu” is in the first, the second or the third tone; and it is in the forth tone when the syllable after “bu” is in the fourth tone.
For example, 不难 (bù nán) and 不累 (bú lèi).
Hi, Denny. “不错(búcuò)” means not bad.
For example:
Zhègè zhúyì búcuò.
这个主意不错。
This is a good idea.