不为 (不為) bùwéi

1. bùwéi verb to not do
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不做 (Guoyu '不為' )
2. bùwèi verb to not take the place of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不替 (Guoyu '不為' bùwèi)

Contained in

• 知善不为(知善不為) to know what is good but not do it
• 毫不为备(毫不為備) not prepared
• 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全(寧為玉碎，不為瓦全) Better broken jade than intact tile.; Death is preferable to dishonor.
• 不为酒困(不為酒困) not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold one's drink
• 何乐而不为(何樂而不為) What can you have against it?; We should do this.; Go for it!
• 何乐不为(何樂不為) why be willing to do something?
• 无所不为(無所不為) not stopping at anything; all manner of evil
• 不为左右袒(不為左右袒) to remain neutral in a quarrel
• 下不为例(下不為例) not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once
• 不为已甚(不為已甚) refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment; not be too hard on subject
• 人不为己，天诛地灭(人不為己，天誅地滅) Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
• 不为人知(不為人知) not known to anyone; secret; unknown
• 不为所动(不為所動) to remain unmoved
• 见义不为无勇也(見義不為無勇也) to pass by an opportunity for doing the right thing is cowardly
• 见义不为，是为无勇(見義不為，是為無勇) to see what is right but not to do it is lack of courage
• 见义不为，无勇(見義不為，無勇) to see what is right but not to do it is lack of courage

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 24
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 20
• 《盡心章句下》 Commentary on Jin Xin II Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 13
• 外儲說右上第三十四 Chapter 34: A Collection of Sayings V Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 13
• 卷十四　詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 12
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 12
• 卷七　精神訓 Chapter 7: Spirit Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 12
• 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 10
• 卷四十五 蜀書十五 鄧張宗楊傳 Volume 45: Book of Shu 15 - Biographies of Deng, Zhang, Zong, and Yang Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 10
• 《喪服小記》 Record of Small Matters in the Dress of Mourning The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 10

Collocations

• 不为灾 (不為災) 不為災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
• 鲜不为 (鮮不為) 鮮不為則 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧抑 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Yi — count: 4
• 晋不为 (晉不為) 晉不為暴 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 不为利 (不為利) 不為利疚於回 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 不为雨 (不為雨) 不為雨止 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
• 不为虐 (不為虐) 不為虐兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧淇奧 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Qi Wei — count: 3
• 不为患 (不為患) 鮮不為患 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 不为暴 (不為暴) 舍不為暴 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2
• 不为殇 (不為殤) 丈夫冠而不為殤 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪服小記》 Record of Small Matters in the Dress of Mourning — count: 2
• 不为人 (不為人) 能信不為人下 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2