不能

Chinese

not; no
 
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
simp. and trad.
(不能)

Pronunciation


Verb

不能

  1. cannot; must not; should not
    不能瘋子講道理 [MSC, trad.]
    不能疯子讲道理 [MSC, simp.]
    Rén shì bùnéng gēn fēngzi jiǎngdàolǐ de. [Pinyin]
    You can't talk reason with crazy people.
    不能處分 [MSC, trad.]
    不能处分 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ shì bùnéng táo guò chǔfèn de. [Pinyin]
    You can't get away with it.
    不能未成年人 [MSC, trad.]
    不能未成年人 [MSC, simp.]
    bùnéng bǎ jiǔ mài gěi wèichéngniánrén. [Pinyin]
    You cannot sell alcohol to minors.
  2. to be unable to; to fail to

Synonyms

Derived terms

Particle

不能

  1. (neologism, slang) A verbal complement expressing incapability.
    實在理解不能 / 实在理解不能   Wǒ shízài lǐjiě bùnéng.   I really cannot understand.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
のう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Adjectival noun

不能 (-na inflection, hiragana ふのう, rōmaji funō)

  1. incompetent
  2. incapable, inefficient
  3. impossible

Synonyms

Inflection

Noun

不能 (hiragana ふのう, rōmaji funō)

  1. incompetence
  2. incapability, inefficiency
  3. impossibility

Compounds

  • 再起不能
  • 支払不能
  • 変更不能
  • 帰還不能限界点
  • 不能者

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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