不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不用
búyòng
no need to
Characters in this word
用 yòng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 用 — to use, to employ, to apply
- Made of
- ⺆ frame 𰀁 hook
Example phrases
- 不用谢。 Búyòng xiè. No need to thank me.
- 你不用来。 Nǐ búyòng lái. You don't need to come.
- 不用等我了。 Búyòng děng wǒ le. No need to wait for me.
- 不用买了，家里有。 Búyòng mǎi le, jiālǐ yǒu. No need to buy it — we have some at home.
- 不用打车，我们走路。 Búyòng dǎchē, wǒmen zǒulù. No need for a taxi — let's walk.
- 明天不用上课。 Míngtiān búyòng shàngkè. There's no class tomorrow.
- 不用打电话给他。 Búyòng dǎ diànhuà gěi tā. No need to call him.
- 我不用电脑。 Wǒ búyòng diànnǎo. I don't need a computer.
- 不用关门，我马上回来。 Búyòng guān mén, wǒ mǎshàng huílái. No need to close the door — I'll be right back.
- 妈妈不用做饭了。 Māma búyòng zuò fàn le. Mom doesn't need to cook now.