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不能

bùnéng
phrase #381

Meanings

  1. 1 cannot; must not
  2. 2 unable to

Examples

HSK 1
你不能走。
Nǐ bùnéng zǒu.
You can't leave.
HSK 2
我不能相信他。
Wǒ bùnéng xiāngxìn tā.
I can't believe him.
HSK 4
这里不能抽烟。
Zhèlǐ bùnéng chōuyān.
You can't smoke here.

Tips

grammar
不能 = not allowed / not possible (external or situational). Compare with 不会 = don't know how to (ability/skill). 我不能游泳 (I can't swim right now) vs 我不会游泳 (I don't know how to swim).

Stroke Order

不 bù
能 néng