Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
不能
bùnéng
Description
"不能"的意思是不可以或者没有办法做某件事。
"不能" means not allowed or unable to do something.
我们常常用它来说规则不允许，或者能力上做不到。
We often use "不能" to say that rules don't permit it or that one is unable to do it.
Meanings
不能bùnéng
cannot; not allowed to
这里不能抽烟。
No smoking here.
不能bùnéng
unable to; incapable of doing
我生病了，不能来上班。
I'm sick and can't come to work.
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Notes
- Etymology
不 (not) + 能 (can/be able to), a common negation compound.
- Nuance
不能 stresses inability or prohibition; 不可以 focuses on rules not permitting something.
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