Chinese word

不予

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù yǔ

Meaning

  • verbnot grant

Example

学校不予入学许可。xué xiào bù yǔ rù xué xú kě

The school does not grant admission.

Illustration for 不予 (not grant)

More examples

法院决定不予受理该起诉。fǎ yuàn jué dìng bù yǔ shòu lǐ gāi qǐ sù

The court decided not to accept the lawsuit.

Core concept

An official gate closes without giving the requested approval or service.

Common phrases

  • 不予批准bù yǔ pī zhǔn

    not approve

  • 不予受理bù yǔ shòu lǐ

    not accept

  • 不予承认bù yǔ chéng rèn

    not recognize

Similar words

拒绝jù jué: Refusing a person's request or offer by not accepting it.
不准bù zhǔn: Withholding permission under a rule or authority, so an action is not allowed.
不让bú ràng: Not letting someone do something by withholding permission.
不给bù gěi: Refusing a request by withholding the thing or opportunity being asked for.

Definition in Chinese

用于书面、行政或司法文书中，表示不批准、不授予或不予处理某项请求的正式否定用语，语气简洁书面。yòng yú shū miàn xíng zhèng huò sī fǎ wén shū zhōng biǎo shì bù pī zhǔn bú shòu yǔ huò bù yǔ chú lǐ mǒu xiàng qǐng qiú de zhèng shì fǒu dìng yòng yǔ yǔ qì jiǎn jié shū miàn

Word origin

不 (bù, "not") negates 予 (yǔ, "give or grant"), creating a concise formal phrase for an authority's refusal to provide something.

Usage tips

  • This word helps identify bureaucratic Chinese: it sounds natural in a written ruling or notice but usually sounds too formal for an ordinary spoken refusal.

Other meanings

  • refuseverb

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