不为

不為
bùwéi
  1. (literary) to not do
  2. to not do

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 为 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=2 为 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
=2 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi
=2 为 wèi variant of 为 wèi

Containing this entry

下不为例 xiàbùwéilì
  1. not to be repeated
  2. not to be taken as a precedent
  3. just this once
不为人知 bùwéirénzhī
  1. not known to anyone
  2. secret
  3. unknown
不为左右袒 bùwèizuǒyòutǎn to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
不为已甚 bùwéiyǐshèn
  1. refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment
  2. not be too hard on subject
不为所动 bùwéisuǒdòng to remain unmoved
不为过 bùwéiguò
  1. not an exaggeration
  2. not excessive
  3. not wide of the mark
不为酒困 bùwéijiǔkùn
  1. not a slave to the bottle
  2. able to enjoy alcohol in moderation
  3. able to hold one's drink
人不为己，天诛地灭 rénbùwèijǐ,tiānzhūdìmiè
  1. Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
  2. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
何乐不为 hélèbùwéi (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
何乐而不为 hélèérbùwéi what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 nìngwéiyùsuì,bùwéiwǎquán
  1. Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 nìngwéijītóu,bùwéifèngwěi see 寧做雞頭，宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi
无所不为 wúsuǒbùwéi
  1. not stopping at anything
  2. all manner of evil
当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 dāngguānbùwèimínzuòzhǔbùrúhuíjiāmàihóngshǔ if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
不为五斗米折腰 bùwèiwǔdǒumǐzhéyāo
勿以善小而不为 wùyǐshànxiǎoérbùwéi