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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不能 [bùnéng]
  1. 1. cannot; must not; should not
    不能收这份儿礼。
    I cannot accept this gift.
    我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
    We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.

Examples

我们永远不能骄傲,不能翘尾巴。
We should never become arrogant and cocky. 骄傲
一定要保证蚕室的温度稳定, 不能太高也不能太低。
The tempreture in a silkworm rooms should be kept stable, neither too high or too low. 蚕室
不能担,手不能
不能靠别人恩赐◇不能坐等大自然的恩赐 恩赐
改革必须坚持到底,不能半途而废。
Reforms must be carried through to the end and not abandoned halfway. 半途而废
说到这里,她满眼泪花,声音悲哽,不能说下去了。
At this point her eyes filled with tears, and her voice choked with sobs, she was unable to go on. 悲哽
这个词不能按本义去理解。
This word should not be taken in its literal sense. 本义
相片已经模糊,不能辨认。
The photo has faded beyond recognition. 辨认
不能只看事情的表面。
You must not look only at the surface of things. 表面
不能收这份儿礼。
I cannot accept this gift. 不能

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