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Negating Verbs with ‘Bu’

Beginner 1 • 14 Words

By now you should know the word 'to be' in Chinese, but - not everything is meant to be. For that reason, you're going to have to learn how to negate words in Chinese as well. In this FluentU audio slideshow, master the power of 'bu' and start negating verbs today.

Vocab
Dialogue
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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		不 + Verb or Adjective bù + Verb or Adjective (adv.) not; don't (negates the following verb or adjective)	(adv.) not; don't (negates the following verb or adjective)
		不是 bú shì (verb) is not; am not; are not	(verb) is not; am not; are not
		我 wǒ (pronoun) I; me	(pronoun) I; me
		你 nǐ (pronoun) you	(pronoun) you
		她 tā (pronoun) she; her	(pronoun) she; her
		他们 tā men (pronoun) they; them	(pronoun) they; them
		不 bú (adv.) not; don't (2nd tone when followed by a 4th tone)	(adv.) not; don't (2nd tone when followed by a 4th tone)
		中国人 zhōng guó rén (noun) Chinese person	(noun) Chinese person
		他 tā (pronoun) he; him	(pronoun) he; him
		韩国人 hán guó rén (noun) South Korean person	(noun) South Korean person
		她们 tā men (pronoun) them; they (female)	(pronoun) them; they (female)
		英国人 yīng guó rén (noun) British person	(noun) British person
		我们 wǒ men (pronoun) we; us	(pronoun) we; us
		美国人 měi guó rén (noun) American person	(noun) American person

no, not

to not be

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I am not.

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You are not.

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She is not.

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They aren't.

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I'm not Chinese.

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He's not Korean.

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They're not British.

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We're not American.

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I'm not American.

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They aren't Korean.

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You aren't British.

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They're not Chinese.

Negating Verbs with ‘Bu’

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