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不服

bù fú
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. not to accept sth
  2. 2. to want to have sth overruled or changed
  3. 3. to refuse to obey or comply
  4. 4. to refuse to accept as final
  5. 5. to remain unconvinced by
  6. 6. not to give in to

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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服气
fú qì

to be convinced

表示真心信服、接受

Related words

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反抗
fǎn kàng

to resist

采取行动反对权威或控制

Usage notes

Collocations

Frequently used in 不服气 (bù fúqì) meaning 'unwilling to admit defeat'; also in legal phrase 不服判决 (bù fú pànjué) 'to not accept the verdict'.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 不负 (bù fù), which means 'not to fail' or 'not to let down' (e.g., 不负众望).

Example Sentences

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他对判决 不服 ，决定上诉。
He was not satisfied with the verdict and decided to appeal.

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Words Containing 不服

不服气
bù fú qì

unwilling to concede

不服水土
bù fú shuǐ tǔ

(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place

不服罪
bù fú zuì

to deny a crime

吃不服
chī bu fú

not be accustomed to eating sth

压而不服
yā ér bù fú

coercion will never convince (idiom)

水土不服
shuǐ tǔ bù fú

not acclimatized

Child Words of 不服

不
bù

no; not so

服
fú

clothes

服
fù

classifier for medicine: dose