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title: "Haobu Meaning: 毫不 (not at all) or 好不 ( how very)?"
description: "毫不 (háobù) means “not at all; not in the least”. Not the haobu you heard? See 好不. Hear its tones, see what 毫 and 不 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haobu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 毫不 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

毫不 háobù

## not at all; not in the least

## Its characters

1. 毫 háo (not) in the least
2. 不 bù not

## In a sentence

我和别人的看法毫不相同；很久以来，人们就指摘我这一点。 My way of looking at things is not at all similar to other people's. For a long time, people have criticized my point of view.

大圣**毫不**畏惧，高声答道：“我乃花果山水帘洞齐天大圣！

From [五行山下 · Under the Five-Element Mountain](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/under-the-five-element-mountain-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-8#library-word-148-150)

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## Other words said haobu

- [好不hǎobù(before a two-syllable adjective) how very](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%BD%E4%B8%8D)

## More words with 毫 or 不

- [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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