不得 bùdé must not
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
怎么记住“不得”: 不 not + 得 get = must not.
汉字
用法
- Formal 'may not, must not' - 不得入内 (bùdé rùnèi) no entry; 不得转载 (bùdé zhuǎnzài) reproduction prohibited.
- Register of signs, rules, and regulations, followed by a verb; stronger and more official than 不要 (búyào).
- Different reading: as a verb suffix, 不得 (bu de) marks impossibility - 去不得 (qù bu de) can't go / shouldn't go.
例句
- 我们也不得不做 Wǒmen yě bùdébú zuòWe'll have to do that, too.
- 你有可能不得不那么做。 Nǐ yǒu kěnéng bùdébú nàme zuò.There's a possibility you'll have to do that.
- 这些都是你不得不做的吗？ Zhèxiē dōu shì nǐ bùdébú zuò de ma?Is that all you have to do?