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 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 忘记 忘記 wàng jì to forget 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 无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 忘掉 wàng diào to forget syn 忍不住 rěn bu zhù cannot help / unable to bear syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 遗忘 遺忘 yí wàng to forget / to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore syn 罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop syn 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn 不堪 bù kān cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely syn 忘却 忘卻 wàng què to forget syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 得不到 dé bù dào cannot get / cannot obtain syn 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 未能 wèi néng cannot / to fail to / unable to syn 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth syn 不能不 bù néng bù have to / cannot but syn 失态 失態 shī tài to forget one's manners / to forget oneself / to lose self-control (in a situation) 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 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 忘怀 忘懷 wàng huái to forget syn 不计其数 不計其數 bù jì qí shù lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom) / fig. countless / innumerable syn 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many syn 淡忘 dàn wàng to gradually forget as time passes / to have (sth) fade from one's memory syn 你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom) / irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist syn 不胜 不勝 bù shèng cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely syn 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 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom) / to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk. syn 功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) 下不来 下不來 xià bù lái awkward / embarrassed / cannot be accomplished syn 忘乎所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ to get carried away / to forget oneself syn 丢开 丟開 diū kāi to cast or put aside / to forget for a while syn 不由得 bù yóu de can't help / cannot but syn 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work syn 无可置疑 無可置疑 wú kě zhì yí cannot be doubted (idiom) syn 忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile syn 遗落 遺落 yí luò to leave behind (inadvertently) / to forget / to omit / to leave out 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 流连忘返 流連忘返 liú lián wàng fǎn to linger / to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home syn 不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to syn 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 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 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 不可能 bù kě néng impossible / cannot / not able 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? 算了 suàn le let it be / let it pass / forget about it 看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see / cannot be seen / invisible 达不到 達不到 dá bù dào cannot achieve / cannot reach 不敌 不敵 bù dí no match for / cannot beat 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 赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake 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 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 勿忘我 wù wàng wǒ forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany) 少不得 shǎo bu dé cannot be avoided / cannot do without syn 打不通 dǎ bu tōng cannot get through (on phone) 未可 wèi kě cannot 见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom) / fig. to act from mercenary considerations / to sell one's soul syn 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 使不得 shǐ bu de cannot be used / must not (do sth) / unacceptable syn 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 勿忘国耻 勿忘國恥 wù wàng guó chǐ Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria 忘本 wàng běn to forget one's roots syn 难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame 来不得 來不得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present) / cannot admit syn 架不住 jià bu zhù (coll.) unable to withstand / cannot bear / can't stand it / no match for syn 不谓 不謂 bù wèi cannot be deemed / unexpectedly 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 忘 wàng to forget / to overlook / to neglect syn 落 là to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind syn 买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford / can't afford buying 寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled 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 谖 諼 xuān to deceive / to forget 乐不思蜀 樂不思蜀 lè bù sī shǔ indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom) syn 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 迷魂汤 迷魂湯 mí hún tāng potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka 孟婆湯|孟婆汤[meng4po2tang1]) / magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions syn 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 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" 数典忘祖 數典忘祖 shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom) / to forget one's roots syn 