不可 (bù kě) — cannot; must not (expressing prohibition or impossibility); (in the pattern 非…不可) must; have to (expressing necessity)
Definition
不可 (bùkě) is a written-formal "must not / cannot," used for prohibitions and impossibilities. In the pattern 非…不可 it expresses strong necessity — "absolutely must."
auxiliary verb
cannotmust not (expressing prohibition or impossibility)(in the pattern 非…不可) musthave to (expressing necessity)
Examples
- 不可。Zhè ge tiáo jiàn bù kě jiē shòu.This condition is unacceptable.
- 不可。Zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ fēi tōng guò bù kě.I must pass this exam.
- 不可。bù kě Qīng yì fàng qì.Don't give up easily.
Grammar
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