Negation with 不 (bù)

不 (bù) negates most verbs and adjectives — place it directly before the word being negated. (没 is used instead of 不 to negate 有 "to have," covered in a later lesson.)

Examples

• 我不是老师。(Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.) — I am not a teacher.
• 这个不贵。(Zhège bú guì.) — This is not expensive.
• 我不喜欢咖啡。(Wǒ bù xǐhuan kāfēi.) — I don't like coffee.
• 他不去学校。(Tā bú qù xuéxiào.) — He is not going to school.
• 这不是我的书。(Zhè bú shì wǒ de shū.) — This is not my book.

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Practice

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