Negation with 不 in Chinese

Learn how to negate verbs with 不.



Add before a verb to negate it. Here are some examples:

OriginalNegatedExplanation
我叫 Mary。
wǒ jiào Mary.
My name is Mary.
叫 Mary。
wǒ bù jiào Mary.
My name is not Mary.
Verb:叫
Negated verb:不叫
我爱你。
wǒ ài nǐ.
I love you.
爱你。
wǒ bù ài nǐ.
I don’t love you.
Verb:爱
Negated verb: 不爱
我知道。
wǒ zhī dào.
I know.
知道。
wǒ bù zhī dào.
I don’t know.
Verb:知道
Negated verb:不知道
我懂。
wǒ dǒng.
I understand.
懂。
wǒ bù dǒng.
I don’t understand.
Verb:懂
Negated verb:不懂



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