不得

bù dé · bu de

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. must not
  2. may not
  3. not to be allowed
  4. cannot

In a sentence

2 examples
01

学(xué)生(sheng)不(bù)得(dé)在(zài)校(xiào)园(yuán)范(fàn)围(wéi)内(nèi)吸(xī)烟(yān)。

Students are forbidden to smoke on the school grounds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

此(cǐ)处(chù)不(bù)得(dé)停(tíng)车(chē)。

Parking is not allowed here.

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