不得

bù dé

Meanings

CC-CEDICT

bù dé

1.must not
2.may not
3.not to be allowed
4.cannot

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Wiktionary

1.must not; should not; not be allowed
2.to not receive
3.complement placed after a verb to express impossibility or inability; cannot; be unable to

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Stroke order

Components

不丆卜

得彳㝵

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Characters

Example sentences

你太老了，做不得這種事了。
You're too old to be doing this kind of thing.

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Synonyms

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Related words

不得不 have no choice or option but to 怪不得 no wonder!不得了 desperately serious 舍不得 to hate to do sth 恨不得 wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth 不得已 to act against one's will 巴不得 (coll.) to be eager for 顾不得 unable to change sth 算不得 not count as 了不得 terrific 来不得 cannot allow (to be present)不得劲 awkward