This is the 226th most frequent Vietnamese word.
bất
"Bất" means "not" or "no" in English, denoting negation.
In this instance, 'bất' is part of the compound conjunction 'bất chấp', meaning 'despite' or 'regardless of', indicating determination.
Bất chấp khó khăn, anh ấy vẫn tiến bước.
Despite difficulties, he still moves forward.
Here, 'bất' acts as a prefix indicating impossibility when combined with 'khả thi' (feasible), showing negation of an ability or action.
Điều này là bất khả thi.
This is impossible.
Here, 'bất' is used as a prefix meaning 'not', expressing negation before an adjective.