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才不
cáibù
1. by no means
2. definitely not
3. as if!
4. yeah right!

Character Breakdown

才
cái
ability, talent, gift; just, only
HSK 3 3 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (3)

怀才不遇
huáicáibùyù
to cherish one's unrecognized talents (idiom); to have talent but no opportunity
秀才不出门,全知天下事
xiùcaibùchūmén,quánzhītiānxiàshì
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出门,能知天下事
xiùcaibùchūmén,néngzhītiānxiàshì
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

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