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不能

bù néng

2-character word

What 不能 means

1. cannot
2. must not
3. should not

The characters in 不能

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 能néngcan; to be able to; might possibly

Example sentences

• 我不能说。
  I can't say.
• 我不能走。
  I can't go.
• 你不能输。
  You can't lose.
• 不能这样！
  That can't be!

Words starting with 不能

• 不能不bù néng bùhave to; cannot but
• 不能自已bù néng zì yǐunable to control oneself; to be beside oneself

Words containing 不能

• 欲罢不能yù bà bù néngwant to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue
• 无所不能wú suǒ bù néngomnipotent
• 认识不能rèn shi bù néngagnosia
• 巴不能够bā bù néng gòuavid; eager for; longing for
• 静坐不能jìng zuò bù néngakathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)…