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不许

bù xǔ

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 不許

不许 (bù xǔ) means "not to allow; must not; can't". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不许 means

1. not to allow
2. must not
3. can't

The characters in 不许

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 许xǔto allow; to permit; to promise

Example sentences

• 不许大叫。
  Bù xǔ dà jiào.
  Don't shout.
• 不许讨论。
  No discussion.

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