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Leave the Obvious Unsaid 不不
“If you don’t ask, you won’t know.” 不……不…… can compress two negatives into a condition or a paired description. Read the two parts together: one may depend on the other, or both may describe the same situation.
这不便。
zhè bùbiàn.
This is inconvenient.
东西不见了。
dōngxi bùjiàn le.
The thing has disappeared.
不料他来了。
bùliào tā lái le.
Unexpectedly, he came.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
bù | not; no |
bùbiàn | inconvenient; inappropriate |
bùliào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
bùjiàn | to disappear; not see |
dōngxi | thing; object |
tóng | same; together; with |
shōudào | to receive (result) |
yǒurén | someone; there is someone |
lǎobǎn | boss |
lìyì | benefit; interest |
zǔzhī | to organize; organization |
bùyòng | no need to |
yībiān | one side; while |
kāijī | to turn on (phone/machine) |
ránhòu | then; afterwards |
bùdàn | not only |
pǔtōnghuà | Mandarin Chinese |
lǜsè | green color |
qíchē | to ride a bike |
yǐzi | chair |
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