bù​débu​de

cannot

  • created sense approved 不得 · bù​dé · must not — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不得

    bù​dé

    must not

    must not; may not; not allowed to

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to permit

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  • created sense approved 不得 · bù​dé · to not obtain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不得

    bù​dé

    to not obtain

    (bound form) to not obtain; to fail to get; to not receive

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get

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  • created sense approved 不得 · bu​de · [potential] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不得

    bu​de

    [potential]

    Used after a verb or adjective to express that something is impossible or not permitted.

    bù​de

    不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 得 (literal) → 得 · de · [potential]

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  • created sense approved 不得 · bù​dé · cannot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不得

    bù​dé

    cannot

    cannot; to be unable to; often used in set phrases like [[不得而知|不得而知|bu4 de2 er2 zhi1]]

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to permit

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  • created sense approved 不得 · bù​dé · to not be [verbed] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不得

    bù​dé

    to not be [verbed]

    (archaic) to not be [done by someone], used to indicate the passive voice

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get

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