不得 (bat1 dak1 | bu4 de2) : cannot; not able to

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不得

bat1 dak1

bu4 de2

cannot; not able to | Cant.: 唔可以; 唔可; 唔可能; 唔得 | Syn.: 不可以; 不能; 不可能; 不能夠; 不行

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 13,100,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

不得

This word has been viewed 2326 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 11:14 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

不 bat1 - not; no; un-
得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must

24 compounds containing this word:

怪不得 - no wonder
不得了 - desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
捨不得 - unwilling to give up (something)
不得不 - no choice but to
不得已 - act against one's will
不得人心 - unpopular
行不得 - may not be done
說不得 - ineffable
不得而知 - unknown; unable to find out
不得要領 - fail to grasp the main points
不得勁 - awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well
恨不得 - one would if one could; itch to
見不得 - may not be seen by or exposed to
巴不得 - anxious; look forward to; earnestly wish for
容不得 - [v] cannot tolerate
不得好死 - die in one's shoes
來不得 - won't do; be impermissible
要不得 - no good; intolerable
使不得 - cannot be used, useless; unserviceable; impermissible; undesirable
了不得 - terrific; extraordinary
百思不得其解 - to think over sth. repeatedly without coming to a conclusion, solution or answer
郁不得其正 - unable to move; stuck [國] 動彈不得
動彈不得 - unable to move; cannot move [粵] 唔郁得；郁不得其正
求之不得 - just what one wished for; to wish for sth. however fail to receive it in the end

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