不予

bùyǔ
adverb HSK 7-9 #16,816

Meanings

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

Characters

Not to give - to refuse or deny.

Examples

HSK 5
Shēnqǐng bèi bùyǔ pīzhǔn.
The application was denied approval.
HSK 7-9
Duìyú zhèxiē yáoyán, wǒmen bùyǔ lǐhuì.
We will pay no attention to these rumors.
HSK 7-9
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