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不服 (bù fú): Not accept / not submit (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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Character Breakdown
不 • bù • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bù
不
not; no
服 • fú • to submit, to obey; clothing • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
fú
服
to submit, to obey; clothing
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不服.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
服
衣服
yī fu
clothes
服务员
fú wù yuán
waiter/waitress; attendant
服务
fú wù
to serve
舒服
shū fu
comfortable
佩服
pèi fú
to admire; have a high opinion of
克服
kè fú
overcome; conquer; endure
客服
kè fú
customer service; customer support
服装
fú zhuāng
dress; clothing; costume
4.
How to Use 不服 in Sentences
Verb + Object
biǎo
表
shì
示
bù
不
fú
服
neutral
express disagreement
bù
不
fú
服
pàn
判
jué
决
formal
not accept the verdict
Idiom
with
口服
kǒu
口
fú
服
xīn
心
bù
不
fú
服
Subject + Verb
with
心中
xīn
心
zhōng
中
bù
不
fú
服
Verb + Complement
with
气
bù
不
fú
服
qì
气
informal
Spoken
5.
Example Sentences with 不服
wǒ
我
bù
不
fú
服
，
wèi
为
shén
什
me
neutral
agree verbally but not in heart
neutral
feel unconvinced inwardly
be unconvinced
么
tā
他
yíng
赢
le
了
？
I don't accept it, why did he win?
tā
他
duì
对
zhè
这
ge
个
huāng
荒
miù
谬
de
的
zhǐ
指
kòng
控
biǎo
表
shì
示
bù
不
fú
服
，
bìng
并
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
shēn
申
sù
诉
。
He refuses to accept this absurd accusation and is preparing to appeal.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
duì
对
rú
如
cǐ
此
míng
明
xiǎn
显
de
的
piān
偏
tǎn
袒
xíng
行
wéi
为
dōu
都
bù
不
fú
服
ma
吗
？
Are you really not going to challenge such obvious favoritism?
tā
她
nèi
内
xīn
心
bù
不
fú
服
，
dàn
但
biǎo
表
miàn
面
shàng
上
hái
还
shì
是
jiē
接
shòu
受
le
了
zhè
这
ge
个
jué
决
dìng
定
。
She was unwilling to accept it deep down, but on the surface she still complied with the decision.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
shū
输
le
了
guān
官
sī
司
，
tā
他
réng
仍
rán
然
bù
不
fú
服
，
jué
决
dìng
定
shàng
上
sù
诉
dào
到
gèng
更
gāo
高
fǎ
法
yuàn
院
。
Despite losing the lawsuit, he still refuses to accept it and decides to appeal to a higher court.
