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不能 meaning in English

bùnéng

cannot; must not

14 strokes

Meaning of 不能

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not

不能 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

快kuài点diǎn！我wǒ不bù能néng再zài等děng了le。
Hurry up! I can't wait any longer.
我wǒ现xiàn在zài不bù能néng告gào诉sù你nǐ。
I can't tell you now.
我wǒ就jiù是shì不bù能néng说shuō不bù。
I just couldn't say no.
你nǐ为wèi什shén么me不bù能néng来lái?
Why can't you come?
不bù能néng相xiāng信xìn她tā说shuō的de话huà。
What she said can't be believed.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

能 néng · can · 10 strokes

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  2. 2
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  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 不能.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
可能kěnéngmight (happen); possible
不过bùguòonly; merely
不错bùcuòcorrect; right
不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct

Questions about 不能

What does 不能 mean?

不能 (bùnéng) means "cannot; must not".

How do you write 不能?

不能 is made of 2 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 能 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.