# 不肯 (bùkěn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不肯 (bùkěn) means “to refuse to; unwilling to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to refuse to; unwilling to
- Pinyin: bùkěn (bu4 ken3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 无论如何，他都不肯放弃。
  Wúlùn rúhé, tā dōu bùkěn fàngqì.
  No matter what, he refused to give up.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [肯](https://hanziro.com/word/ken-be-willing/) (kěn): to be willing to; to agree

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-ken-refuse/

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