All patterns
Negation
Saying no the Chinese way — when to use 不, when to use 没, and how they differ.
Negation 2
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Negating with 不 (bù): “Don't” & “Isn't” 不 (bù) is the all-purpose negator: put it before almost any verb or adjective to say you don't, won't, or aren't. (The one verb it can't touch is 有.)
A1
How to Say “Don't Have” (没有) 有 (yǒu) is the one verb that can't take 不 — negate it with 没 instead. 没有 (méiyǒu) means "don't have" (and often shortens to just 没).
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