Formal schooling is all very well, but what matters is real knowledge and ability.
4 colloquial 你要咖啡不? Nǐ yào kāfēi bù? Some coffee? 他现在身体好不? Tā xiànzài shēntǐ hǎo bù? Is he in good health now? 5 cannot 打不开 dǎbùkāi unable to open 进不去 jìnbùqù cannot go in 拿不动 nábùdòng (find sth.) too heavy to carry 6 no matter (how, where, etc.) 什么难学不难学, 我保证学会。 Shénme nán xué bù nán xué, wǒ bǎozhèng xuéhuì. How about having some more? -No more, thanks. 2 un- in- 不法 bùfǎ illegal lawless 不轨 bùguǐ against the law 不道德 bùdàodé immoral 不自在 bùzìzai ill at ease uncomfortable 3 not so no 您再吃一点儿吧。-不了, 谢谢。 Nín zài chī yīdiǎnr ba. He didn't come yesterday, but came today. This is a twelve-reel film.īù adverb 1 not won't not want to 我不会。 Wǒ bù huì.
pronoun 1 oneself one's own work 本单位 běn dānwèi one's own work unit 2 current this present 本周 běnzhōu this week the current week 本决议 běn juéyì this resolution preposition according to in line with 本有关规定执行 běn yǒuguān guīdìng zhíxíng act according to the relevant rules and regulations noun 1 book 账本 zhàngběn account book ledger 笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook 户口本 hùkǒuběn residence registration booklet 日记本 rìjìběn diary 2 manuscript script copy 抄本 chāoběn hand-copied book transcript 剧本 jùběn script 影印本 yǐngyìnběn photocopy 3 edition version 普及本 pǔjíběn popular edition 善本 shànběn valuable edition 4 colloquial licence diploma certificate 考本 kǎoběn take tests for a driver's licence take driving tests measure word 两本书 Liǎng běn shū two books 这部电影有十二本。 Zhè bù diànyǐng yǒu shí'èr běn. adjective 1 major central See 17399296本部běnbù本部 2 original intrinsic See 17415680本性běnxìng本性 adverb originally at first 我本不想去 wǒ běn bù xiǎng qù Originally I didn't want to go.
3 capital principal 还本付息 huánběnfùxī pay back the principal plus interest 赔本儿买卖 Péi běn r mǎimai losing business verb be based on 每句话都有所本。 Měi jù huà dōu yǒusuǒ běn. A stream has its source a tree its roots. Iron rusts easily.īěn noun 1 the root or stem of a plant 水有源, 木有本。 Shuǐ yǒu yuán, mù yǒu běn.
3 cherish treasure hold dear take good care of 爱公物 Ài gōngwù look after public property 爱厂如家 àichǎngrújiā treat the factory like one's family 爱集体荣誉 ài jítǐ róngyù cherish the good name of the group 4 apt to in the habit of 爱头疼 ài tóuténg often get headaches prone to headaches 爱晕车 ài yùnchē get carsick 爱发脾气 ài fā píqi irritable short-tempered 不爱夸人 bù ài kuā rén seldom praise others 铁爱生锈。 Tiě ài shēngxiù. I don't like having anything to do with him. fond of flattery but deaf to criticism 我不爱跟他来往。 Wǒ bù ài gēn tā láiwǎng. Àinoun love affection 母爱 mǔ'ài maternal love 父爱 fù'ài paternal love 夫妻之爱 fūqī zhī ài conjugal love 狂热的爱 kuángrè de'ài wild love madly in love 把爱倾注在孩子身上 bǎ ài qīngzhù zài háizi shēnshang heap affection on one's child smother one's child with love verb 1 love 爱和平 ài hépíng love peace peace-loving 爱祖国 Ài zǔguó love one's country 溺爱孩子 nì'ài háizi dote on one's children spoil a child 2 like fond of keen on 爱下棋 ài xiàqí keen on chess 爱出风头 ài chū fēngtou fond of the limelight like attention 酷爱 kù'ài have an excessive fondness of dead keen on 只爱听恭维话, 不爱听批评话 Zhǐ ài tīng gōngweihuà, bù ài tīng pīpíng huà.