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不服

bùfú

to refuse to accept; to be unconvinced

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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

服 fú

Strokes
8
Radical
月 — moon
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 服

Example phrases

  • 他对处罚结果不服,已向上级机构提交申诉。 Tā duì chǔfá jiéguǒ bùfú, yǐ xiàng shàngjí jīgòu tíjiāo shēnsù. He refused to accept the penalty decision and has submitted an appeal to a higher authority.
  • 他输了比赛,但是心里不服,想再来一次。 Tā shū le bǐsài, dànshì xīnli bùfú, xiǎng zài lái yí cì. He lost the match but was not convinced, and wanted to have another go.
  • 对这个结果不服的同学,可以向老师提出意见。 Duì zhège jiéguǒ bùfú de tóngxué, kěyǐ xiàng lǎoshī tíchū yìjiàn. Students who do not accept this result can raise their objections with the teacher.

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