不止
Old HSK 6
不止 (bùzhǐ) · more than
不止 (bùzhǐ) means “more than; not limited to”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 止 (to stop). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不止 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)
止 zhǐ · to stop
What 止 is made of
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A foot (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我来过这里不止一次。Wǒ lái guò zhèlǐ bùzhǐ yī cì.I've been here more than once.
这件事不止他一个人知道。Zhè jiàn shì bùzhǐ tā yígèrén zhīdao.He's not the only one who knows about this.
Questions about 不止
What does 不止 mean?
不止 (bùzhǐ) means “more than; not limited to”.
How do you pronounce 不止?
不止 is pronounced bùzhǐ.
Which HSK level is 不止?
不止 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 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
Learn 不止 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.