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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.

不足道bù zú dào

inconsiderable / of no consequence / not worth mentioning

不足齿数bù zú chǐ shù

not worth mentioning / not worth considering

不轻饶bù qīng ráo

not to forgive easily / not to let off / (You, He) won't get away with it!

不辍bù chuò

incessant / relentless

不辨菽麦bù biàn shū mài

lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom) / fig. ignorant of practical matters

不辞劳苦bù cí láo kǔ

to spare no effort

不辞辛苦bù cí xīn kǔ

to make nothing of hardships

不迭bù dié

cannot cope / find it too much / incessantly

不送bù sòng

don't bother to see me out

不送气bù sòng qì

unaspirated

不透明bù tòu míng

opaque

不透气bù tòu qì

airtight

不透水bù tòu shuǐ

waterproof / watertight / impermeable

不逞之徒bù chěng zhī tú

desperado

不速bù sù

uninvited (guest) / unexpected (appearance) / unwanted presence

不速而至bù sù ér zhì

to arrive without invitation / unexpected guest / unwanted presence

不连续bù lián xù

discontinuous

不连续面bù lián xù miàn

surface of discontinuity

不逮捕特权bù dài bǔ tè quán

the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee

不遂bù suì

to fail / to fail to materialize / not to get one's way

不过意bù guò yì

to be sorry / to feel apologetic

不过尔尔bù guò ěr ěr

not more than so-so (idiom) / mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary

不遑bù huáng

to have no time to (do sth)

不遑多让bù huáng duō ràng

lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom) / fig. not to be outdone / not to yield to one's opponents

不违农时bù wéi nóng shí

not miss the farming season / do farm work in the right season

不逊bù xùn

rude / impertinent

不远千里bù yuǎn qiān lǐ

make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance

不适当bù shì dàng

inadequate / unfit

不避斧钺bù bì fǔ yuè

not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed

不避艰险bù bì jiān xiǎn

shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger / make light of difficulties and dangers

不醉不归bù zuì bù guī

lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom) / fig. let's make a night of it!

不锈铁bù xiù tiě

rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)

不长进bù zhǎng jìn

not improving / backward / below par

不开窍bù kāi qiào

unable to understand / can't get the point

不关痛痒bù guān tòng yǎng

unimportant / of no consequence

不随意bù suí yì

unconscious / involuntary

不随意肌bù suí yì jī

involuntary muscle

不雅bù yǎ

graceless / vulgar / indecent

不雅观bù yǎ guān

offensive to the eye / unbecoming / unsightly / ungainly

不离不弃bù lí bù qì

to stand by (sb) (idiom) / steadfast loyalty

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