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title: "Buyi Meaning: 不宜 (not advisable) or 不已 (endlessly)?"
description: "不宜 (bùyí) means “not advisable; unsuitable”. Not the buyi you heard? See 不已. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 宜 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buyi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不宜 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不宜 bùyí

## not advisable; unsuitable

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 宜 yí suitable

## In a sentence

饭后不宜马上运动。 It's not advisable to exercise right after a meal.

这天夜里，老将黄盖悄悄来见周瑜，说：“敌众我寡，**不宜**拖得太久，何不用火攻？

From [苦肉计 · The Beaten General](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-14#library-word-56-58)

[More about 不宜](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E5%AE%9C)

## Other words said buyi

- [不已bùyǐendlessly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E5%B7%B2)

## More words with 不 or 宜

- [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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