Chinese symbol for “improper”
不当
bù dàng
Traditional: 不當
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for improper is 不当 (bù dàng), defined as: unsuitable; improper; inappropriate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “improper”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不伦 (不倫) | bù lún | (of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc); unseemly |
| 不端 | bù duān | improper; dishonorable |
| 欠妥 | qiàn tuǒ | improper; inappropriate |
| 离谱 (離譜) | lí pǔ | inappropriate; improper; out of place |
| 非分 | fēi fèn | improper; presumptuous |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不当.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 当时 (當時) | dāng shí | then; at that time |
| 当然 (當然) | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
See also: Japanese symbol for “improper”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.