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不能
bùnéng
1.
cannot
2.
must not
3.
should not
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (15)
恨不能
hènbunéng
see [[恨不得<hènbude>]]
不能不
bùnéngbù
have to
不能抵抗
bùnéngdǐkàng
irresistible
不能自已
bùnéngzìyǐ
unable to control oneself
欲罢不能
yùbàbùnéng
want to stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up
巴不能够
bābùnénggòu
avid
无所不能
wúsuǒbùnéng
omnipotent
认识不能
rènshibùnéng
agnosia
静坐不能
jìngzuòbùnéng
akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)
书写不能症
shūxiěbùnéngzhèng
agraphia
贫贱不能移
pínjiànbùnéngyí
not shaken by poverty
富贵不能淫
fùguìbùnéngyín
not corrupted by wealth and honors
金钱不能买来幸福
jīnqiánbùnéngmǎiláixìngfú
money can't buy happiness
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
钱不是万能的没钱是万万不能的
qiánbùshìwànnéngdeméiqiánshìwànwànbùnéngde
Money isn't everything but without money you have nothing. (idiom)
Example Sentences (8)
对不起，我明天不能和你们出去玩儿了。
Duìbùqǐ, wǒ míngtiān bù néng hé nǐmen chūqù wánr le.
Sorry, I can't hang out with you guys tomorrow.
Text 2
谁说的？我胖了，以前的衣服都不能穿了。
Shéi shuō de? Wǒ pàng le, yǐqián de yīfu dōu bù néng chuān le.
Who said that? I’ve gained weight; my old clothes don’t fit anymore.
Text 4
手机、电脑、地图，一个也不能少。
shǒujī,diànnǎo,dìtú,yí gè yě bù néng shǎo.
Phone, computer, and map—not a single one can be missing.
Text 4
你看，这条裙子是去年买的，今年就不能穿了。
Nǐ kàn,zhè tiáo qúnzi shì qùnián mǎi de,jīnnián jiù bù néng chuān le.
Look, this skirt was bought last year, and this year it can't be worn anymore.
Text 4
我下星期不在北京，不能去机场送你了。
wǒ xià xīngqī bú zài Běijīng, bù néng qù jīchǎng sòng nǐ le.
I won't be in Beijing next week, so I can't go to the airport to see you off.
Text 2
医生说你爸爸一口酒都不能喝，别让他看见酒瓶子。
yī shēng shuō nǐ bà ba yì kǒu jiǔ dōu bù néng hē, bié ràng tā kàn jiàn jiǔ píng zi.
The doctor said your dad can't drink a single drop of alcohol; don't let him see any liquor bottles.
Text 3
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