不对
HSK 1 (2021)
不对 (bùduì) · wrong
不对 (bùduì) means “wrong; not right”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 对 (right). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 不对 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
对 duì · right
What 对 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A pair 又 of hands 寸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个字写得不对。Zhège zì xiě de bùduì.This character is written wrong.
我说得不对吗？Wǒ shuō de bùduì ma?Did I say it wrong?
Questions about 不对
What does 不对 mean?
不对 (bùduì) means “wrong; not right”.
How do you pronounce 不对?
不对 is pronounced bùduì.
Which HSK level is 不对?
不对 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
- 不太bùtàinot very
Learn 不对 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.