不得 bùdé

1. bùdé adverb must not; may not; not be allowed; cannot
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不能 or 不可以 (Guoyu '不得' 1)
2. bùdé adverb must not; may not; not be allowed; cannot
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不会 (Guoyu '不得' 2)

Contained in

• 不得要领(不得要領) to fail to grasp the main points
• 舍不得(捨不得) to hate to do something; to begrudge
• 万不得已(萬不得已) only when absolutely essential; as a last resort
• 哭笑不得 not to know whether to laugh or cry; both funny and extremely embarrassing
• 少不得 cannot be avoided; cannot do without
• 上不得台盘(上不得臺盤) too uncouth to appear in public; unfit for a public role
• 舍不得孩子套不住狼(捨不得孩子套不住狼) one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf
• 眼里容不得沙子(眼裡容不得沙子) can't bear having grit in one's eye; unable to put something objectionable out of one's mind
• 免不得 unavoidable; bound to (happen)
• 见不得(見不得) not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to; can't bear to see
• 恨不得 wishing one could do something; to hate to be unable; itching to do something
• 不得不 cannot but; have to
• 记不得(記不得) to not remember
• 怪不得 no wonder
• 迫不得已 to have no alternative; compelled by circumstances; forced into
• 不得已 have no choice but to
• 来不得(來不得) cannot allow (to be present); cannot admit
• 动弹不得(動彈不得) to be unable to move a single step
• 不得人心 not to enjoy popular support; to be unpopular
• 怨不得 cannot blame; no wonder
• 由不得 cannot help; to be beyond control of
• 不得已而为之(不得已而為之) to have no other choice; to be the last resort
• 使不得 cannot be used; must not
• 不得独进(不得獨進) cannot advance alone
• 巴不得 to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
• 无一事而不学，无一时而不学，无一处而不得(無一事而不學，無一時而不學，無一處而不得) Study everything, at all times, everywhere.
• 不得劲(不得勁) awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well
• 不得已则斗(不得已則鬥) no choice other than to fight
• 顾不得(顧不得) unable to deal with
• 不得了 extremely; exceedingly
• 不得而知 unknown; unable to find out
• 郁郁不得志(鬱鬱不得志) soured by the loss of one's hopes
• 见不得人(見不得人) unwilling to see people; shameful
• 不得其门而入(不得其門而入) to be unable to get in; to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
• 求之不得 to seek something but not obtain it
• 进退不得(進退不得) can't advance or retreat; no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma
• 算不得 not count as
• 容不得 unable to tolerate; intolerant; unable to bear sth
• 要不得 intolerable; unacceptable

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