决不能 (juébùnéng): absolutely cannot

Meanings

1 absolutely cannot
2 must not

Characters

决

Examples

你决不能放弃。

Nǐ jué bù néng fàngqì.

You absolutely must not give up.

我们决不能忘记历史。

Wǒmen jué bù néng wàngjì lìshǐ.

We must never forget history.

Tips

usage

决不能 is stronger than 不能. It adds emphasis like 'absolutely' or 'under no circumstances'.

grammar

决不 can combine with other verbs too: 决不放弃 (absolutely won't give up), 决不同意 (absolutely won't agree).

Stroke Order

决 jué

不 bù

能 néng

Related Words

决不 juébù HSK 5 #3,178

absolutely not / by no means / in no way

决不会 juébùhuì #8,171

will absolutely not; would never

不能 bùnéng #381

cannot; must not / unable to

不能不 bùnéngbù HSK 5 #13,624

have to / cannot but / must

绝不 juébù #1,456

absolutely not / never / by no means

不得 bùdé #5,068

must not / may not / not allowed to

不会 bùhuì #3,318

will not / cannot / to not know how to

不可 bùkě #2,135

cannot / must not / should not

不仅仅 bùjǐnjǐn HSK 6 #2,095

not only; not just; not merely / (emphatic) it's more than just...

不怎么 bùzěnme HSK 6 #7,764

not very; not particularly / not all that (much/good/etc.)