決不

简 决不 · 繁 決不
Mandarin · pinyin jué bù

Meanings

  1. not at all
  2. simply (can) not
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決
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
决
jué · decide, determine, judge
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2–4 · jue2 bu4

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kyut3 bat1

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adv

  1. definitely not; by no means; under no circumstances; never

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