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不得
bùdé
1. must not
2. may not
3. not to be allowed
4. cannot
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
得
dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

不得不
bùdébù
have no choice or option but to
HSK 4
不得了
bùdéliǎo
desperately serious
HSK 5
不得劲
bùdéjìn
awkward
不得已
bùdéyǐ
to act against one's will
HSK 6
使不得
shǐbude
cannot be used
免不得
miǎnbude
unavoidable
容不得
róngbudé
unable to tolerate
少不得
shǎobudé
cannot be avoided
巴不得
bābude
(coll.) to be eager for
HSK 6
怨不得
yuànbude
cannot blame
怪不得
guàibude
no wonder!
HSK 5
恨不得
hènbude
wishing one could do sth
HSK 6
舍不得
shěbude
to hate to do sth
HSK 5
由不得
yóubùde
cannot help
算不得
suànbùdé
not count as
要不得
yàobude
intolerable
见不得
jiànbudé
not fit to be seen by
顾不得
gùbude
unable to change sth
不得人心
bùdérénxīn
not to enjoy popular support
不得而知
bùdéérzhī
unknown

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