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Chinese grammar - 'Not anymore' - using 不 (bù) with 了 (le)

'Not anymore' - using 不 (bù) with 了 (le)

In Chinese, using (bù) with (le) indicates that a previous state has changed to a different state - that is it is 'not anymore' in its previous state.

The pattern is: [subject] + + [verb/adjective] + 了。

Examples:
我不冷了。
wǒ bù lěng le.
I am not cold anymore.
我不饿了。
wǒ bú è le.
I am not hungry anymore.
他不生气了。
tā bù shēngqì le.
He is not angry anymore.
天气不冷了。
tiānqì bù lěng le.
The weather is not cold anymore.
她不哭了。
tā bù kū le.
She is not crying anymore.
我不累了。
wǒ bú lèi le.
I am not tired anymore.
孩子不小了。
háizi bù xiǎo le.
The child is not small anymore.
我们不怕了。
wǒmen bú pà le.
We are not afraid anymore.

() means 'afraid'

他不累了。
tā bú lèi le.
He is not tired anymore.
房间不热了。
fángjiān bú rè le.
The room is not hot anymore.
天气不潮湿了。
tiānqì bù cháoshī le.
The weather is not humid anymore.

潮湿 (cháoshī) means 'humid'

我们不困了。
wǒmen bú kùn le.
We are not sleepy anymore.

(kùn) means 'sleepy'

你不担心了。
nǐ bù dānxīn le.
You are not worried anymore.

担心 (dānxīn) means 'to worry' or 'to be worried'

我不烦了。
wǒ bù fán le.
I am not annoyed anymore.

(fán) means 'annoyed'

她不害怕了。
tā bú hàipà le.
She is not scared anymore.
他不忙了。
tā bù máng le.
He is not busy anymore.