不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不容
bùróng
not to allow; not to tolerate
Characters in this word
容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 涉及公共安全的问题不容任何部门推诿。 Shèjí gōnggòng ānquán de wèntí bùróng rènhé bùmén tuīwěi. Problems involving public safety do not allow any department to shirk responsibility.
- 这件事不容拖延，我们今天必须决定。 Zhè jiàn shì bùróng tuōyán, wǒmen jīntiān bìxū juédìng. This matter cannot be delayed; we must decide today.
- 他态度坚决，不容别人反对。 Tā tàidu jiānjué, bùróng biérén fǎnduì. He is firm and does not tolerate anyone's objection.