绝不 (jué bù) — absolutely not; not in the least; in no way

Definition

绝不 is a strong, emphatic 'absolutely not' used in writing and formal speech. Stronger than 不 or 不会 — pairs with verbs like 放弃, 同意 to stress total refusal.

adverb
absolutely notnot in the leastin no way

Examples

  • 绝不
    Wǒ jué bù fàng qì.
    I absolutely will not give up.
  • 绝不
    Tā jué bù huì tóng yì zhè jiàn shì.
    He absolutely will not agree to this.
  • 绝不
    Zhè jué bù shì zhēn de.
    This absolutely is not true.

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