不用
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
不用 (bùyòng) · no need
不用 (bùyòng) means “no need”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 用 (to use). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不用 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)
用 yòng · to use
What 用 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
不用谢，我们是朋友。Bùyòngxiè, wǒmen shì péngyou.No need to thank me, we're friends.
明天你不用来了。Míngtiān nǐ bùyòng lái le.You don't need to come tomorrow.
Questions about 不用
What does 不用 mean?
不用 (bùyòng) means “no need”.
How do you pronounce 不用?
不用 is pronounced bùyòng.
Which HSK level is 不用?
不用 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 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 不用 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.