不苟 bùgǒu conscientious Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不 bù adverb not Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings苟 gǒu adjective careless (bound form) careless; negligent; acting in a thoughtless or irresponsible manner