不给

不給
bùjǐ
  1. (literary) to be insufficient; to be inadequate; to be lacking
  2. to be insufficient; to be inadequate; to be lacking

Wiktionary

Examples

不吃蔬菜就不给甜点！

No vegetables, no dessert!

Source: Tatoeba

为什么你不给他打电话？

Why don't you call him?

Source: Tatoeba

我为什么不给你打电话？

Why don't I call you?

Source: Tatoeba

为什麽不给客服打电话？

Why don't you call customer service?

Source: Tatoeba

为什么你这么久不给我回信？

Why haven't you replied to me for so long?

Source: Tatoeba

你怎么不给我打电话呢？不然我就去机场接你了。

Why didn't you call me? I would have picked you up at the airport.

Source: Tatoeba

学校不给开空调，学生们就会从阳台上扔热水瓶抗议。

The school won't turn on the air conditioning, so the students are going to throw their hot water flasks off of the balcony in protest.

Source: Tatoeba

“你甚至不给他一个解释的机会。” “解释什么？”

"You didn't even give him a chance to explain." "What's to explain?"

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 给 gěi
  1. to
  2. for
  3. for the benefit of
  4. to give
  5. to allow
  6. to do sth (for sb)
  7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
  8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
  9. (sentence intensifier)
=2 给 jǐ
  1. to supply
  2. to provide

Containing this entry

不给力 bùgěilì
  1. lame (unimpressive)
  2. a huge letdown
  3. not to try at all
不给糖就捣蛋 bùgěitángjiùdǎodàn