How to say “it's nothing” in Chinese

不要紧

búyàojǐn

it's nothing, no problem

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Health”

“It's nothing” in Chinese is 不要紧, bú yào jǐn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

不要紧 is read bú yào jǐn: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

bú — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

yào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

jǐn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

不

bù — not, no

Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.

要

yào — want; need

Below, 女 “woman”.

紧

jǐn — tight; urgent

At the bottom, 糸 “thread”: to pull tight.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “不要紧”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “it's nothing” in Chinese?

“It's nothing” in Chinese is 不要紧, pinyin búyàojǐn.

What does 不要紧 mean?

不要紧 (búyàojǐn) means “it's nothing, no problem”.

How do you write 不要紧?

不要紧 is 3 characters: 不 (bù) — not, no; 要 (yào) — want; need; 紧 (jǐn) — tight; urgent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 不要紧?

不要紧 is read búyàojǐn. Tones: bú — second tone, yào — fourth tone, jǐn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“it's nothing” in the lesson “At the hospital”

This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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