No. 226 in Vietnamese
bất
"Bất" means "not" or "no" in English, denoting negation.
In a sentence
Tôi không bất ngờ khi biết tin này.
I am not surprised to hear this news.
Here, 'bất' is used as a prefix meaning 'not', expressing negation before an adjective.
Bất chấp khó khăn, anh ấy vẫn tiến bước.
Despite difficulties, he still moves forward.
In this instance, 'bất' is part of the compound conjunction 'bất chấp', meaning 'despite' or 'regardless of', indicating determination.
Điều này là bất khả thi.
This is impossible.
Here, 'bất' acts as a prefix indicating impossibility when combined with 'khả thi' (feasible), showing negation of an ability or action.
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