不能 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 不能

bù néng

不能

Definition cannot / must not / should not

Usage

Synonyms 不许未能决不能无从得不到使不得力所不及

Antonym 可以能够

Characters 不 bù/bú 能 néng

COMMON WORDS WITH 不能
	不能不 bù néng bù have to / cannot but
	决不能 ( 決不能 ) jué bù néng in no way / in no event ( 決不能 )
	不能自拔 bù néng zì bá cannot help oneself / unable to extricate oneself
	不能自己 bù néng zì jǐ Can't own
	无所不能 ( 無所不能 ) wú suǒ bù néng omnipotent ( 無所不能 )
	欲罢不能 ( 欲罷不能 ) yù bà bù néng want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue ( 欲罷不能 )
	不能自已 bù néng zì yǐ unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
	夜不能寐 yè bù néng mèi lie awake the whole night / lie awake all night
	不能不要 bù néng bù yào Can't don't
	忠孝不能两全 ( 忠孝不能兩全 ) zhōng xiào bù néng liǎng quán Loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ( 忠孝不能兩全 )
	富贵不能淫 ( 富貴不能淫 ) fù guì bù néng yín not corrupted by wealth and honors ( 富貴不能淫 )
	素不相能 sù bù xiāng néng unable to get along (idiom)
	积不相能 ( 積不相能 ) jī bù xiāng néng always at loggerheads (idiom); never able to agree with sb / unable to get on with sb ( 積不相能 )
	恨不能 hèn bu néng see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5]
	钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 ( 錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的 ) qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom) ( 錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的 )
	书写不能症 ( 書寫不能症 ) shū xiě bù néng zhèng agraphia ( 書寫不能症 )
	金钱不能买来幸福 ( 金錢不能買來幸福 ) jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness ( 金錢不能買來幸福 )
	认识不能 ( 認識不能 ) rèn shi bù néng agnosia ( 認識不能 )
	不能抵抗 bù néng dǐ kàng irresistible
	不可能 bù kě néng impossible / cannot / not able

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