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不符

bù fú

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

不符 (bù fú) means "inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不符 means

1. inconsistent
2. not in agreement with
3. not agree or tally with
4. not conform to

The characters in 不符

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 符fúmark; sign; talisman

Example sentences

• 这些数字总数不符。
  Zhèxiē shùzì zǒngshù bù fú.
  These figures don't add up.
• 汤姆所言不符时局。
  Tāngmǔ suǒ yán bù fú shíjú.
  What Tom said doesn't apply in this situation.
• 这个故事与事实不符。
  Zhège gùshi yǔ shìshí bù fú.
  The story is not in accord with the facts.
• 他的长相与年龄不符。
  Tā de zhǎngxiàng yǔ niánlíng bù fú.
  He doesn't look his age.
• 可是你的函数不符合利普希茨条件！
  Kěshì nǐ de hánshù bù fúhé Lìpǔxīcí tiáojiàn!
  But your function isn't Lipschitz continuous!

Words containing 不符

• 名不符实míng bù fú shíthe name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
• 言行不符yán xíng bù fú(idiom) to say one thing and do another

Sounds the same

Read bù fú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 不服not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply

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