zhongwen-obsidian/Negation with 不bu.md

#不

Negative sentences can be formed by placing bù不 before the verb or adjective:

Subject + 不 + Verb

E.g.

我不忙 wǒ bù máng I'm not busy

他不好 tā bù hǎo He is not fine

[!info] Pronounciation Pronounciation of bu can be complex, depending on the one which follows it. It almost has the tone bù, but when followed by another 4th tone, it becomes bú: 不胖 bú pàng (not fat)