不予

bùyǔ

adverb HSK 7 #16,816

Meanings

1 to not grant
2 to refuse; to deny
3 to withhold

Characters

to give; to grant

Not to give — to refuse or deny.

Examples

申请被不予批准。

Shēnqǐng bèi bùyǔ pīzhǔn.

The application was denied approval.

对于这些谣言，我们不予理会。

Duìyú zhèxiē yáoyán, wǒmen bùyǔ lǐhuì.

We will pay no attention to these rumors.

法院不予受理此案。

Fǎyuàn bùyǔ shòulǐ cǐ àn.

The court refused to accept the case.

Tips

register

不予 is formal and official, used in legal, governmental, and bureaucratic contexts. In everyday speech, 不给 (bù gěi) or 不同意 (bù tóngyì) are used instead.

usage

Common collocations: 不予批准 (deny approval), 不予理会 (ignore), 不予受理 (refuse to accept a case), 不予置评 (decline to comment).

Stroke Order

不 bù

予 yǔ