HSK 1 grammar · adverb
不
不 — negation
Pattern
+ +
( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
不 goes before a verb or adjective to negate it, for the present, the future, or habits. Use it for everything except the verb 有, which takes 没.
Examples
我不喝咖啡。
Wǒ bù hē kāfēi.
I don't drink coffee.
今天不冷。
Jīntiān bù lěng.
It's not cold today.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 不 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.