2. [Not] Standard negation with "bu"

Question 1

They are not bad kids.

Answer 1

他们 不 是 坏 孩子。

Tāmen bù shì huài háizi.

Question 2

We don’t drink alcohol.

Answer 2

我们 不 喝 酒。

Wǒmen bù hējiǔ.

Question 3

I don’t want to work today.

Answer 3

我 今天 不 想 工作。

Wǒ jīntiān bù xiǎng gōngzuò.

Question 4

Do you not like me?

Answer 4

你 不 喜欢 我 吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan wǒ ma?

Question 5

Why don’t you like to drink coffee?

Answer 5

为什么 你 不 喜欢 喝 咖啡？

Wèishénme nǐ bù xǐhuan hē kāfēi?

Question 6

I don’t have time.

Answer 6

我 没有时间。
Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.

NOT THIS:
我 不有时间。
Wǒ bù yǒu shíjiān.

Almost all verbs can be negated with 不 (bù) (unless you’re talking about the past). The only verb that can never be negated with 不 (bù) is 有 (yǒu).

Question 7

I’m not hungry.

Answer 7

我 不 饿。

Wǒ bù è.

Question 8

This is not expensive.

Answer 8

这 个 不 贵。

Zhège bù guì.

Question 9

The company is not big.

Answer 9

公司 不 大。

Gōngsī bù dà.

Question 10

The boss is very unhappy today.

Answer 10

老板 今天 很 不 高兴。

Lǎobǎn jīntiān hěn bù gāoxìng .

Question 11

My older brother is not tall, but he is very handsome.

Answer 11

我 哥哥 不 高，但是 很 帅。

Wǒ gēge bù gāo , dànshì hěn shuài.