不能

bù néng · bu neng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)问(wèn)题(tí)不(bù)能(néng)以(yǐ)常(cháng)规(guī)方(fāng)法(fǎ)解(jiě)决(jué)。

You cannot solve this problem with the usual method.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by omfgitsasalmon · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)不(bù)能(néng)大(dà)声(shēng)说(shuō)话(huà)。

You must not speak loudly in the library.

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