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title: "Buxi Meaning: 不惜 (not to hesitate) or 补习 (to take extra lessons)?"
description: "不惜 (bùxī) means “not to hesitate (at cost); to spare no (effort)”. Not the buxi you heard? See 补习. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 惜 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buxi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不惜 mean?

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不惜 bùxī

## not to hesitate (at cost); to spare no (effort)

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 惜 xī to begrudge

## In a sentence

为了治好病，他不惜花光所有积蓄。 To cure his illness, he didn't hesitate to spend all his savings.

[More about 不惜](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E6%83%9C)

## Other words said buxi

- [补习bǔxíto take extra lessons](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%A5%E4%B9%A0)

## More words with 不 or 惜

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [不得 bùdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bude)

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