bù​débu​de

cannot

bù​dé cannot · must not

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. auxiliaryverb
    to permit
    to allow; to permit; to be able to

bu​de [potential]

  1. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  2. de particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàn​de​jiàn meaning "able to see"

bù​dé to not obtain · to not be [verbed]

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. verb
    to get
    to obtain; to receive; to gain