# 不以为然 (bùyǐwéirán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不以为然 (bùyǐwéirán) means “to disagree and disapprove of”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to disagree and disapprove of
- Pinyin: bùyǐwéirán (bu4 yi3 wei2 ran2)
- Traditional: 不以為然
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 很多人对他的提议不以为然。
  Hěn duō rén duì tā de tíyì bùyǐwéirán.
  Many people disagreed with his proposal.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [以](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-with-by-means/) (yǐ): (prep.) with, by means of; in order to
- [为](https://hanziro.com/word/wei-because/) (wèi): for; because of
- 然 (rán): correct; right

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-yi-wei-ran-disagree-and-disapprove/

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