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"cannot be used" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
使不得 shǐ bu de cannot be used / must not (do sth) / unacceptable syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn
汉贼不两立 漢賊不兩立 hàn zéi bù liǎng lì lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see / cannot be seen / invisible
得不到 dé bù dào cannot get / cannot obtain syn
不堪 bù kān cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely syn
达不到 達不到 dá bù dào cannot achieve / cannot reach
少不得 shǎo bu dé cannot be avoided / cannot do without syn
来不得 來不得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present) / cannot admit syn
不免一死 bù miǎn yī sǐ cannot avoid being killed / cannot escape death / to be mortal
负担不起 負擔不起 fù dān bu qǐ cannot afford / cannot bear the burden
马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生 yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) / fig. cannot be easily eliminated / abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
水浅养不住大鱼 水淺養不住大魚 shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi (saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed
螂 láng used in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1lang2] / used in 蜣螂[qiang1lang2] and 虼螂[ge4lang2] / used in 螳螂[tang2lang2] / used in 蟑螂[zhang1lang2]
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn
你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) syn
者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
便 pián used in 便宜[pian2yi5] / used in 便便[pian2pian2] / used in 便嬛[pian2xuan1] syn
压 壓 yà used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4gen1r5] / used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4ma3lu4] / used in 壓板|压板[ya4ban3] syn
咧 liē used in 咧咧[lie1lie1] / used in 大大咧咧[da4da4-lie1lie1] / used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧[ma4ma5-lie1lie1] syn
棱 lēng used in 刺棱[ci1leng1] / used in 花不棱登[hua1bu5leng1deng1] / used in 撲棱|扑棱[pu1leng1] syn
𱌹 齵 yú used in 齱齵|𱌶𱌹[zou1yu2] / round basket used for feeding the cattle / net / old variant of 虞[yu2] / used in 人從眾𠈌|人从众𠈌[ren2cong2zhong4yu2]
不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn
不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn
不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn
不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn
不可能 bù kě néng impossible / cannot / not able
不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn
不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn
忍不住 rěn bu zhù cannot help / unable to bear syn
不懂 bù dǒng not to understand / cannot (see, hear, understand, as verb complement) / incomprehension
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not
能不能 néng bù néng can or cannot? / Is it possible? / Can we do it?
未能 wèi néng cannot / to fail to / unable to syn
无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be syn
不由得 bù yóu de can't help / cannot but syn
不能不 bù néng bù have to / cannot but syn
不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to syn
不胜 不勝 bù shèng cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely syn
不敌 不敵 bù dí no match for / cannot beat
忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget
少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many syn
冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4]
会否 會否 huì fǒu can or cannot / is it possible?
顾不上 顧不上 gù bu shàng cannot attend to or manage syn
惨不忍睹 慘不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable / horrendous / atrocious syn
看不惯 看不慣 kàn bu guàn cannot bear to see / to hate / to dislike / to disapprove syn
赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn
不计其数 不計其數 bù jì qí shù lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom) / fig. countless / innumerable syn
功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom) / irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist syn
想不开 想不開 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out / to be unable to take a lighter view / to take things too hard / to be depressed / to fret over trifles syn
由不得 yóu bù de cannot help / to be beyond control of
由不得 yóu bu de cannot help / to be beyond control of
说不过去 說不過去 shuō bu guò qù cannot be justified / inexcusable syn
忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile syn
保不住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth) / unable to keep / more likely than not / may well
难不倒 難不倒 nán bù dǎo not to pose a problem for sb / cannot stump sb
不迭 bù dié cannot cope / find it too much / incessantly syn
不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky / absolutely irreconcilable syn
下不来 下不來 xià bù lái awkward / embarrassed / cannot be accomplished syn
打不通 dǎ bu tōng cannot get through (on phone)
未可 wèi kě cannot
势不两立 勢不兩立 shì bù liǎng lì the two cannot exist together (idiom) / irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints syn
顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
怨不得 yuàn bu de cannot blame / no wonder syn
不克 bù kè cannot / to not be able (to) / to be unable to
幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì unable to reach a decision (idiom) / cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion syn
难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame
无可置疑 無可置疑 wú kě zhì yí cannot be doubted (idiom) syn
架不住 jià bu zhù (coll.) unable to withstand / cannot bear / can't stand it / no match for syn
鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help syn
不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason syn
不谓 不謂 bù wèi cannot be deemed / unexpectedly
木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone syn
目不识丁 目不識丁 mù bù shí dīng lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom) / totally illiterate syn
誓不两立 誓不兩立 shì bù liǎng lì the two cannot exist together (idiom) / irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints syn
毫无二致 毫無二致 háo wú èr zhì there cannot be another one like it syn
买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford / can't afford buying
酒酸不售 jiǔ suān bù shòu "The wine´s gone bad and it cannot be sold"
不敢高攀 bù gǎn gāo pān lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention
不知者不罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
夏虫不可以语冰 夏蟲不可以語冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment.
强龙不压地头蛇 強龍不壓地頭蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law
心无二用 心無二用 xīn wú èr yòng one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time syn
死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom) / dead men tell no tales
水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky!
泼水难收 潑水難收 pō shuǐ nán shōu water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom) / irreversible change
为仁不富 為仁不富 wéi rén bù fù the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
为富不仁 為富不仁 wéi fù bù rén the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24). syn
无坚不摧 無堅不摧 wú jiān bù cuī no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) / to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one syn
无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire
目不忍视 目不忍視 mù bù rěn shì lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom) / fig. pitiful to behold
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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