not only / not merely
Headword or pronunciation不只
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(idiom) unconsciously / unwittingly
Headword or pronunciation不知不觉
to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside
Headword or pronunciation置之不理
depressed / sulky / moody / unhappy
Headword or pronunciation闷闷不乐
unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary
Headword or pronunciation不起眼
not the only / not merely / not simply
Headword or pronunciation不单
unyielding / unbending
Headword or pronunciation不屈
to look down upon / to hold in contempt
Headword or pronunciation瞧不起
to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out
Headword or pronunciation不合
ominous / inauspicious
Headword or pronunciation不祥
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me
Headword or pronunciation一窍不通
impatient / to lose patience
Headword or pronunciation不耐烦
(idiom) irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless
Headword or pronunciation不可收拾
not at all ... / how very ...
Headword or pronunciation好不
to last forever / eternal / enduring
Headword or pronunciation不朽
have to / cannot but
Headword or pronunciation不能不
(coll.) to be eager for / to long for / to look forward to
Headword or pronunciation巴不得
shameful
Headword or pronunciation见不得人
unjust / unfair
Headword or pronunciation不公
too bad / unfortunately / as luck would have it
Headword or pronunciation不巧
out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion
Headword or pronunciation不合时宜
to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore
Headword or pronunciation不理
not paying attention / carelessly / by accident
Headword or pronunciation不经意
hesitancy / indecision / to waver
Headword or pronunciation犹豫不决
motionless
Headword or pronunciation一动不动
slack / in a slump
Headword or pronunciation不景气
no time to deal with it (idiom) / caught unprepared
Headword or pronunciation措手不及
to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom) / absolute certainty about sth
Headword or pronunciation深信不疑
unrealistic / impractical
Headword or pronunciation不切实际
inseparable (as form and shadow)
Headword or pronunciation形影不离
to be awfully (busy etc)
Headword or pronunciation不可开交
(of a price, expense, income etc.) considerable / substantial
Headword or pronunciation不菲
not the least bit concerned / completely indifferent
Headword or pronunciation漠不关心
to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
Headword or pronunciation痛不欲生
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) / fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
Headword or pronunciation求之不得
(idiom) immutable / impervious to change / set in stone
Headword or pronunciation一成不变
unconsciously
Headword or pronunciation不觉
(typically followed by 就[]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat
Headword or pronunciation动不动
(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
Headword or pronunciation长生不老
not to be repeated / not to be taken as a precedent / just this once
Headword or pronunciation下不为例
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