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不予 (bùyǔ) — (formal phrase, before a verb) to not give; to withhold; to decline to (do something)

Definition

A formal, written phrase that goes BEFORE a verb to mean the authority 'declines to' do it (不予受理 = refuse to accept). More impersonal/official than 拒绝, and not used for everyday refusals.

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(formal phrase, before a verb) to not giveto withholdto decline to (do something)

Examples

  • 不予。
    Fǎ yuàn bùyǔ shòu lǐ cǐ àn.
    The court refused to hear this case.
  • ，不予。
    Duì bù fú hé tiáo jiàn de shēn qǐng, wǒ men bùyǔ bàn lǐ.
    We will not process applications that do not meet the requirements.
  • 不予。
    Gōng sī bùyǔ cǎi nà gāi jiàn yì.
    The company declined to adopt that suggestion.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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