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Summary: Learn how to write "not" in Chinese characters for the poem "Seeking the Hermit But No Meeting" with expert Chinese language tips in this free online Chinese characters video clip.
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Esther-Xiaohua Liu Esther-Xiaohua Liu is currently a graduate student and teaching assistant with a major in Chinese Literature and Languages at The University of Massachusetts,... read more
This word is bu. Bu. Bu is also fourth tone. "Bu" means "no." Just no. For example, when you say, "bu hao," this word means "good" or "well." So if you say, "bu hao," that means "not good." It's not good. This word to write is kind of easy. 1, 2, 3, 4. Bu. So if you say "bu shen" - remember we learned shen - deep or thick - "bu shen" here only means "not deep." It doesn't mean "not thick," it means "not deep." Bu shen.