(bú huì) - cannot, does not know how to; will not in Mandarin
búhuìTraditional: 不會
Translation
cannot, does not know how to; will not
Word origin
A two-character expression: 不 'not' plus 会 'to be able, to know how; will' (the simplified form of 會, originally depicting a covered vessel suggesting things coming together). Together 不会 means cannot or will not.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不 (not) + 会 (simplified of 會)
Stroke order
不
会
Examples
。
I cannot swim / I do not know how to swim.
。
He will not come.
。
This matter will not be that simple.
雨？
It will not rain tomorrow, will it?
。
She will not agree to this plan.
Used in
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