不可
bùkěTraditional: 不可
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Translation
cannot, must not
Word origin
A compound of the negative 不 (bù, not) and 可 (kě, may, can), together meaning cannot or must not. In the pattern 非...不可 it expresses something that absolutely must happen.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不 (bù, not) + 可 (kě, may)
Stroke order
不
可
Examples
。
This simply must be done.
。
The opportunity must not be missed.
。
This matter must not be told to others.
烟。
You must not smoke here.
。
This mistake is unforgivable.
不可 (bù kě) means cannot or must not. It is used to forbid an action or, in the 非...不可 pattern, to insist one is unavoidable.
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