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不得

bù dé · bu de

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Meaning

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  1. must not
  2. may not
  3. not to be allowed
  4. cannot
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The sign in the park

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what does the sign say?

  2. Dengdeng

    写着(xiězhe)：公园(gōngyuán)内(nèi)不得(bùdé)骑车(qíchē)。

    It says: no cycling in the park.

  3. Liangliang

    不得(bùdé)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 不得 mean?

  4. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)不可以(bùkěyǐ)。不得(bùdé)入内(rùnèi)，就是(jiùshì)不能(bùnéng)进去(jìnqù)。

    It means not allowed. 不得入内 means you cannot go in.

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)？可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)骑(qí)了(le)一圈(yīquān)了(le)！

    Huh? But I already rode one lap!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)现在(xiànzài)不得(bùdé)再(zài)骑(qí)了(le)，请(qǐng)推着(tuīzhe)走(zǒu)。

    Then you must not ride any more now. Please push it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

学(xué)生(sheng)不(bù)得(dé)在(zài)校(xiào)园(yuán)范(fàn)围(wéi)内(nèi)吸(xī)烟(yān)。

Students are forbidden to smoke on the school grounds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

此(cǐ)处(chù)不(bù)得(dé)停(tíng)车(chē)。

Parking is not allowed here.

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