Chinese Notes

不能 bù néng

bù néng verb cannot; must not; should not
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '不能')

不以规矩，不能成方圆(不以規矩，不能成方圓) without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
无所不能(無所不能) omnipotent
恨不能 wishing one could do something; to hate to be unable; itching to do something
不能自已 unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself
不能得地之利 will not be able to take advantage of the terrain
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的(錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的) money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing
欲罢不能(欲罷不能) want to stop but cannot
金钱不能买来幸福(金錢不能買來幸福) money can't buy happiness
不能臣使 not able to bring into subjection
不能不 have to; cannot but
贫贱不能移(貧賤不能移) not shaken by poverty; to preserve one's ambitions although destitute
书写不能症(書寫不能症) agraphia
巴不能够(巴不能夠) avid; eager for; longing for; to look forward to
不能前 unable to make progress
不能为生(不能為生) not able to support themselves
静坐不能(靜坐不能) akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug); unable to sit still; hyperactivity
富贵不能淫(富貴不能淫) not corrupted by wealth and honors
不能抵抗 irresistible
认识不能(認識不能) agnosia

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昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 53
卷五十五 Scroll 55 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 46
襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 42
Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 41
卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 39
卷五　Scroll 5 Discourses on Salt and Iron 鹽鐵論 — count: 35
卷五十五列傳第二十五夏侯湛潘岳張載 Volume 55 Biographies 25: Xiahou Zhan; Pan Yue; Zhang Zai Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 33
卷二　俶真訓 Chapter 2: Starting with the Truth Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 31
卷十八　趙一 Chapter 18: Zhao I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 31
卷十一　齊俗訓 Chapter 11: Combining Customs Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 30

不能救 (不能救) 自傷不能救也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧載馳 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Zai Chi — count: 3
不能脩 (不能脩) 衞不能脩方伯連率之職 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧旄丘 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Mao Qiu — count: 3
不能蓺 (不能蓺) 不能蓺稷黍 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧鴇羽 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - Bao Yu — count: 3
不能见 (不能見) 不能見於此 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2
尧不能 (堯不能) 堯不能舉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2
不能去 (不能去) 堯不能去 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2
不能旋 (不能旋) 不能旋反 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧載馳 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Zai Chi — count: 2
不能事 (不能事) 不能事鬼神 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書金縢 Zhou Shu - Metal-bound Coffer — count: 2
不能字 (不能字) 于父不能字厥子 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang — count: 2
不能行 (不能行) 卿士不能行召伯之職焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧魚藻之什‧黍苗 Minor odes of the kingdom - Yu Zao Zhi Shen - Shu Miao — count: 2