不肯

• Pinyin: bù kěn
• Desglose de hanzi: 不 = not; 肯 = 止 (stop) variant + 月 (flesh), originally referring to meat on the bone, evolving to mean willing or consent

Significado

Negarse a; no querer; rehusar (pudiendo hacerlo).

Indicates deliberate unwillingness rather than inability. Emphasizes that the subject could do something but chooses not to. Often implies stubbornness or firm refusal. More emphatic than 不愿意.

Ejemplos

1. 他不肯承认自己的错误，态度非常固执。
2. 孩子不肯吃蔬菜，怎么劝都没用。
3. 她不肯透露消息来源，坚持保护线人的身份。

Guía de uso

Contexto: refusal, stubbornness, resistance

Tono: firm

Correcto

• 他不肯帮忙。(He refuses to help.)
• 无论怎么说，她就是不肯答应。(No matter what you say, she simply won't agree.)

Incorrecto

• 我不肯游泳因为我不会。(If you can't swim, use 不能 or 不会 — 不肯 implies you could but choose not to)

Origen e historia

不 (not) + 肯 (willing to, consent). 肯 originally related to flesh near the bone, extending to mean willing or agree.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal