不能 (bat1 nang4 | bu4 neng2) : cannot, should not, must not

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不能

bat1 nang4

bu4 neng2

cannot, should not, must not

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 11,300,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不能

This word has been viewed 3586 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Aug 2005 03:09 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

不 bat1 - not; no; un-
能 nang4 - can; may; able to; ability; energy

16 compounds containing this word:

不能不 - have to; cannot but
不能忍受的 - insufferable
不能抵抗 - irresistible
不能移動的 - immovable
不能透入的 - proof
無所不能 - omnipotent
不能兌現的支票 - dud cheques, bad checks, "rubber" checks
不能接受 - unacceptable
不能用言語形容 - no words can describe
不能自拔 - cannot help oneself; utterly helpless
一山不能藏二虎 - this town ain't big enough for both of us
不能事二主 - one cannot serve two masters
人死不能復生 - once you're dead you can't be resurrected
欲罷不能 - can't stop oneself
書寫不能症 - agraphia
認識不能 - agnosia

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對他的錯誤不能遷就。國
We mustn't pass over his mistakes.

是不是這樣就不能居安思危? 國
Is this way not preparing one's self for danger when in good times?

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