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
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