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不肯
不肯
(bù kěn): Refuse (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù
不
not; no
肯 • kěn • to agree, to consent; to be willing to • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
kěn
肯
to agree, to consent; to be willing to
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不肯.
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
肯
肯定
kěn dìng
certain; definite
宁肯
nìng kěn
would rather
肯特
kěn tè
Kent (place name)
肯塔基
kěn tǎ jī
Kentucky (US state)
肯塔基州
kěn tǎ jī zhōu
Kentucky (US state)
阿肯色州
ā kěn sè zhōu
Arkansas state
4.
Example Sentences with 不肯
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
wǒ
我
men
们
jí
极
lì
力
quàn
劝
shuō
说
,
tā
他
yī
依
rán
然
gù
固
zhi
执
jǐ
己
jiàn
见
,
bù
不
kěn
肯
tuǒ
妥
xié
协
。
Despite our strong persuasion, he remained stubborn and refused to compromise.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
hán
寒
fēng
风
lǐn
凛
liè
冽
,
tā
他
què
却
nǐ
你
wèi
为
hé
何
zǒng
总
yào
要
zài
在
zhòng
众
rén
人
miàn
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
xiàng
项
mù
目
jié
截
zhǐ
止
rì
日
qī
期
lín
tā
她
shén
神
mì
秘
dì
地
xiào
笑
le
了
xiào
笑
,
què
却
gù
固
zhi
执
dì
地
bù
不
kěn
肯
dài
戴
shàng
上
nà
那
tiáo
条
hòu
厚
wéi
围
jīn
巾
。
Despite the biting cold wind, he stubbornly refused to wear that thick scarf.
面
qián
前
chěng
逞
qiáng
强
,
bù
不
kěn
肯
chéng
承
rèn
认
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
ruò
弱
diǎn
点
ne
呢
?
Why do you always have to show off your strength in front of everyone and refuse to admit your weaknesses?
临
jìn
近
,
tā
他
réng
仍
chí
迟
chí
迟
bù
不
kěn
肯
tí
提
jiāo
交
zuì
最
zhōng
终
bào
报
gào
告
。
Despite the project deadline approaching, he still deliberately refuses to submit the final report.
bù
不
kěn
肯
tòu
透
lù
露
zì
自
jǐ
己
shì
是
rú
如
hé
何
jiě
解
jué
决
zhè
这
ge
个
nán
难
tí
题
de
的
。
She smiled mysteriously but refused to reveal how she solved this difficult problem.