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title: "Buyu Meaning: 不予 (to not grant) or 哺育 (to feed)?"
description: "不予 (bùyǔ) means “to not grant; to refuse”. Not the buyu you heard? See 哺育. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 予 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不予 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不予 bùyǔ

## to not grant; to refuse

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 予 yǔ to give

## In a sentence

迟交的作业不予评分。 Homework handed in late will not be graded.

[More about 不予](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E4%BA%88)

## Other words said buyu

- [哺育bǔyùto feed (a baby)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%93%BA%E8%82%B2)

## More words with 不 or 予

- [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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