不能 (bù néng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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不能 (bù néng): Cannot (modal verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù
不
not; no
能 • néng • to be able to; can • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
néng
能
to be able to; can
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不能.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
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bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
能
可能
kě néng
perhaps; possibly
只能
zhǐ néng
can only
能力
néng lì
skills; ability
能否
néng fǒu
whether or not
能够
néng gòu
to be capable of
功能
gōng néng
function
技能
jì néng
technical ability
能干
néng gàn
able; capable; competent
4.
Example Sentences with 不能
Nǐ
你
bù
不
néng
能
zài
在
zhè
这
lǐ
里
xī
吸
yān
烟
。
You cannot smoke here.
Tā
他
jīn
今
tiān
天
bù
不
néng
能
lái
来
shàng
上
kè
课
。
He cannot come to class today.
