不香吗
不香吗不香嗎 bù xiāng ma ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄇㄚ bat1 hoeng1 maa3
- (slang) would be better (abbr. for 这钱买排骨它不香吗 (這錢買排骨它不香嗎) zhè qián mǎi pái gǔ tā bù xiāng ma ㄓㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄆㄞˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄊㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄇㄚ for that money, a pork cutlet would be more appetizing, would it not?)
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 不 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
More words with these characters
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
香
- 烧香燒香 shāo xiāng ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ siu1 hoeng1 to burn incense
- 香味 xiāng wèi ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄟˋ hoeng1 mei6 fragrance
- 香料 xiāng liào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄠˋ hoeng1 liu2 spice
- 香水 xiāng shuǐ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hoeng1 seoi2 perfume
- 香油 xiāng yóu ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄡˊ hoeng1 jau4 sesame oil
- 香烟香煙 xiāng yān ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄢ hoeng1 jin1 smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line
吗
- 干吗幹嗎 gàn má ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gon3 maa3 variant of 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]
- 吗哪嗎哪 mǎ nǎ ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄚˇ maa1 naa4 manna (Israelite food)
- 吗啉嗎啉 mǎ lín ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ morpholine (chemistry) (loanword)
- 吗啡嗎啡 mǎ fēi ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄟ maa1 fe1 morphine (loanword)
- 吗喽嗎嘍 ma lou ˙ㄇㄚ ˙ㄌㄡ maa3 lau1 (slang) monkey (often used humorously or self-deprecatingly by overworked laborers)
- 约吗約嗎 yuē ma ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄚ joek3 maa3 (neologism, attested by 2014) (slang) Are you interested? (originally an invitation for casual sex, later generalized as a playful or humorous invitation for any activity)
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 爱理不理愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 宝马香车寶馬香車 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄜ bou2 maa5 hoeng1 ce1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
- 齿颊生香齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 国色天香國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ gwok3 sik1 tin1 hoeng1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
- 拣佛烧香揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person