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不可以
Traditional Chinese
不可以
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
bù kě yǐ
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bat1 ho2 yi5
Short definition may not
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All available English definitions cannotAdso icon / may notMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: cannot
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: may not
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Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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Sentence examples
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(wǒ) I
(jué) awake
(dé děiděi) must
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
(fánfàn) flood
(huà) to ... -ize
一个(yī gè) a
民族(mín zú) ethnic group
(shuō) to scold
日本人(rì běn rén) Japanese person or people
怎么样(zěnmèyàng) how was it?

I don't think that it is possible to generalise a whole nation, and say how all Japanese people are.

我们( men) us
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
(bà) stem
(tā) it (used for animals)
告诉(gàosù) to tell
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)

We can't let Tom in on this.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
(bà) stem
(tā) it (used for animals)
延迟(yán chí) to postpone
(dào) to go
明天(míng tiān) tomorrow
(ma) (question tag)

Can't you put it off until tomorrow?

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
出去(chū qù) to go out

You can't go out.

(tā) another
(shēng) tone
(sī) hiss
力竭( lì jié)
(dìde) -ly
叫道(jiào dào) to call
: 「
这场( zhè chǎng)
(zhàng) war
我们( men) us
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
(shū) to lose
! 」
He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."

1 8
(suì) (a measure word)
以下(yǐ xià) below
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
结婚(jié hūn) to marry

People under 18 cannot get married.

其他人(qí tā rén) other person
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
被打(bèitǎ)
(rǎo) to disturb

The others can't be bothered.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
(wàng) rash
下结论(xià jié lún) perorate

You must not jump to conclusions.

晚饭(wǎn fàn) supper
(hòu) behind
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不可以(bù kě yǐ) may not
(wài) outside
(chū) to publish

You must not go out after dinner.

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