不可

bù kě

Definitions

1. cannot; should not; must not

Example Sentences

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不可 殺人!

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不可 殺人。

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結果並 不可 觀。

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Words Containing 不可

• 不可思议 bù kě sī yì: inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
• 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn: unavoidably
• 势不可当 shì bù kě dāng: impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
• 密不可分 mì bù kě fēn: inextricably linked (idiom)
• 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo: absolutely necessary
• 一发而不可收 yī fā ér bù kě shōu: to be impossible to stop once started
• 一发不可收拾 yī fā bù kě shōu shi: once it gets started there's no stopping it
• 不可一世 bù kě yī shì: to consider oneself unexcelled in the world
• 不可以 bù kě yǐ: may not
• 不可估量 bù kě gū liàng: inestimable
• 不可侵犯 bù kě qīn fàn: inviolable
• 不可侵犯权 bù kě qīn fàn quán: inviolability
• 不可再生资源 bù kě zài shēng zī yuán: nonrenewable resource
• 不可分割 bù kě fēn gē: inalienable
• 不可分离 bù kě fēn lí: inseparable
• 不可胜数 bù kě shèng shǔ: countless
• 不可胜言 bù kě shèng yán: inexpressible (idiom)
• 不可同日而语 bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ: lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
• 不可名状 bù kě míng zhuàng: indescribable
• 不可告人 bù kě gào rén: hidden
• 不可多得 bù kě duō dé: hard to come by
• 不可导 bù kě dǎo: not differentiable (function in calculus)
• 不可少 bù kě shǎo: indispensable; essential
• 不可或缺 bù kě huò quē: necessary
• 不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì: unpredictable eventuality
• 不可抗拒 bù kě kàng jù: act of God
• 不可挽回 bù kě wǎn huí: irreversible
• 不可撤销信用证 bù kě chè xiāo xìn yòng zhèng: irrevocable letter of credit
• 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí: irremediable
• 不可救药 bù kě jiù yào: incurable
• 不可数 bù kě shǔ: uncountable
• 不可数名词 bù kě shǔ míng cí: uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
• 不可数集 bù kě shuò jí: uncountable set (math.)
• 不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ: innumerable (idiom)
• 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù: (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
• 不可知论 bù kě zhī lùn: agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
• 不可磨灭 bù kě mó miè: indelible
• 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní: impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
• 不可终日 bù kě zhōng rì: to be unable to carry on even for a single day
• 不可缺少 bù kě quē shǎo: indispensable
• 不可置信 bù kě zhì xìn: unbelievable; incredible
• 不可能 bù kě néng: impossible
• 不可解 bù kě jiě: insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
• 不可言喻 bù kě yán yù: inexpressible (idiom)
• 不可逆 bù kě nì: irreversible
• 不可逆转 bù kě nì zhuǎn: irreversible
• 不可通约 bù kě tōng yuē: having no common measure
• 不可逾越 bù kě yú yuè: impassable
• 不可避 bù kě bì: unavoidable
• 不可开交 bù kě kāi jiāo: to be awfully (busy etc)
• 不可靠 bù kě kào: unreliable
• 人不可貌相 rén bù kě mào xiàng: you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
• 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng: you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
• 俗不可耐 sú bù kě nài: intolerably vulgar
• 功不可没 gōng bù kě mò: one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
• 势不可挡 shì bù kě dǎng: see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
• 只可意会，不可言传 zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán: can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle
• 可一而不可再 kě yī ér bù kě zài: may be done once and once only; just this once
• 可以意会，不可言传 kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán: can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle
• 可望而不可即 kě wàng ér bù kě jí: in sight but unattainable (idiom)
• 可望而不可及 kě wàng ér bù kě jí: in sight but unattainable (idiom)
• 可遇不可求 kě yù bù kě qiú: can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
• 坚不可摧 jiān bù kě cuī: invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
• 夏虫不可以语冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng: a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
• 天机不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu: lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
• 天机不可泄露 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù: lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
• 妙不可言 miào bù kě yán: too wonderful for words
• 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú: refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
• 家丑不可外传 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán: lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
• 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn: Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
• 家丑不可外扬 jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng: lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
• 必不可少组成 bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng: absolute necessity
• 必不可缺 bì bù kě quē: see 必不可少[bì bù kě shǎo]
• 怒不可遏 nù bù kě è: unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
• 急不可待 jí bù kě dài: impatient
• 急不可耐 jí bù kě nài: unable to wait
• 情不可却 qíng bù kě què: unable to refuse because of affection
• 愚不可及 yú bù kě jí: impossibly stupid
• 是可忍，孰不可忍 shì kě rěn , shú bù kě rěn: if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)
• 朋友妻不可欺 péng you qī bù kě qī: you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
• 乐不可支 lè bù kě zhī: overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
• 机不可失 jī bù kě shī: No time to lose! (idiom)
• 机不可失，失不再来 jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái: opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
• 机不可失，时不再来 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái: Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
• 没有什么不可能 méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng: nothing is impossible
• 海水不可斗量 hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng: see 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
• 深不可测 shēn bù kě cè: deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
• 渴不可耐 kě bù kě nài: to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
• 无可无不可 wú kě wú bù kě: neither for nor against sth
• 知其不可而为之 zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī: to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
• 神圣不可侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn: sacred
• 笑不可仰 xiào bù kě yǎng: to double up with laughter (idiom)
• 笑不可抑 xiào bù kě yì: to laugh irrepressibly
• 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě: not a single one is dispensable
• 臭不可闻 chòu bù kě wén: to stink to high heaven
• 言不可传 yán bù kě chuán: impossible to put into words
• 遥不可及 yáo bù kě jí: unattainable
• 锐不可当 ruì bù kě dāng: unstoppable
• 非死不可 fēi sǐ bù kě: Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading \you must die\)
• 高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān: too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
• 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé: lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other

Child Words of 不可

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 可 kě: can