不复 (bú) — no longer (before verbs, literary)
Definition
不复 (bú) is a literary 'no longer / never again' — restricted to formal writing and classical-style prose, not everyday speech.
adverb
no longer (before verbs, literary)
Examples
- 。Guò qù de měi hǎo shí guāng yǐ jīng bú cún zài.The beautiful past no longer exists.
- 不复。Tā fā shì bú yǐn jiǔ.He swore never to drink again.
- 不复。Nà jiàn shì hòu lái bú tí qǐ.That matter was never brought up again later.
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