不得 (bùdé) means Cannot. Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这项技术 不得 转让。
Zhè xiàng jìshù bùdé zhuǎnràng.
This technology may not be transferred.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 转让
他恨 不得 马上飞回家。
Tā hèn bu de mǎshàng fēi huí jiā.
He could not wait to fly straight home.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恨不得
他 不得 不放弃这次机会。
Tā bù dé bù fàngqì zhè cì jīhuì.
He had no choice but to give up this opportunity.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 不得不
怪 不得 这么冷，下雪了。
Guài bu de zhème lěng, xià xuě le.
No wonder it is so cold; it is snowing.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 怪不得
他舍 不得 离开这个城市。
Tā shěbude líkāi zhège chéngshì.
He hates to leave this city.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 舍不得
下雨了，我们 不得 不回家。
Xià yǔ le, wǒmen bù dé bù huí jiā.
It started raining, so we had to go home.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 不得不
他做事是慢性子，急 不得 。
Tā zuòshì shì mànxìngzi, jí bu dé.
He is slow and steady in his work and cannot be hurried.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 慢性
妈妈舍 不得 扔掉这件旧衣服。
Māma shěbude rēng diào zhè jiàn jiù yīfu.
Mother cannot bear to throw out this old piece of clothing.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 舍不得
他是 不得 已才向朋友借钱的。
Tā shì bùdéyǐ cái xiàng péngyou jièqián de.
He only borrowed money from a friend because he had no choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不得已
任何人 不得 侵犯公民的隐私。
Rènhé rén bùdé qīnfàn gōngmín de yǐnsī.
Nobody may violate a citizen's privacy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 侵犯
怪 不得 他今天没来，原来病了。
Guài bu de tā jīntiān méi lái, yuánlái bìng le.
No wonder he did not come today; he was ill.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 怪不得
他巴 不得 这件麻烦事快点结束。
Tā bābùdé zhè jiàn máfan shì kuài diǎn jiéshù.
He wishes nothing more than for this troublesome business to be over soon.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巴不得
家里发生了变故，他 不得 不退学。
Jiā lǐ fāshēng le biàngù, tā bùdébù tuìxué.
Something happened at home and he had to drop out of school.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 变故
看到那道菜，我恨 不得 立刻尝一口。
Kàndào nà dào cài, wǒ hèn bu de lìkè cháng yì kǒu.
Seeing that dish, I was dying to take a bite at once.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恨不得
教育急 不得 ，拔苗助长只会适得其反。
Jiàoyù jí bu dé, bámiáozhùzhǎng zhǐ huì shìdéqífǎn.
Education cannot be rushed; forcing growth only backfires.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拔苗助长
这是 不得 已的选择，不是最好的选择。
Zhè shì bùdéyǐ de xuǎnzé, bú shì zuì hǎo de xuǎnzé.
This is a choice made out of necessity, not the best choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不得已
听说可以提前放假，同学们巴 不得 马上收拾行李。
Tīngshuō kěyǐ tíqián fàngjià, tóngxuémen bābùdé mǎshàng shōushi xíngli.
Hearing the holiday might start early, the students could not wait to pack.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巴不得
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From the graded readers
朋友说我太舍 不得 东西了。
péngyou shuō wǒ tài shě / shè bùdé dōngxī le / liǎo / liào.
My friend says I'm too attached to things.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
Words that contain 不得
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Questions about 不得
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This page shows 21 sentences using 不得 (bùdé, "Cannot"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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