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不得
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Definitions
- 1. must not
- 2. may not
- 3. not to be allowed
- 4. cannot
Words Containing 不得
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Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative
one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)
not fit to be seen by
cannot be avoided
unavoidable
see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
wishing one could do sth
to be unable to move a single step
awkward
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
cannot help
intolerable; unacceptable
have no choice or option but to
to be unmentionable
cannot blame
to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
to hate to do sth
desperately serious
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
terrific
to act against one's will
soured by the loss of one's hopes
(coll.) to be eager for
wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
unable to change sth
to be eager for
not count as
see 眼裡容不得沙子|眼里容不得沙子[yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi]
cannot allow (to be present)
unable to tolerate
to fail to grasp the main points
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
to have no other choice
shameful
not to enjoy popular support
no wonder!
cannot be used