Word: 不可 (bùkě)

一心不可二用。

Yìxīn bùkě èr yòng.

You can't do two things at once.

不义之财不可贪

búyìzhīcái bùkě tān

ill-gotten wealth must not be coveted

不可一日近小人

bùkě yírì jìn xiǎorén

don't be close to petty people even for one day

不可做的原因多了。

Bùkě zuò de yuányīn duō le.

There are many good reasons not to do it.

人不可忘本

rén bùkě wàngběn

a person must not forget his roots

人生中有许多不可解的事物。

Rénshēng zhōng yǒu xǔduō bùkě jiě de shìwù.

There are many mysteries in life.

仇可解不可结

chóu kě jiě bùkě jié

a grudge can be untied, not tied tighter

你非得现在走不可吗？

Nǐ fēiděi xiànzài zǒu bùkě ma?

Do you really have to leave right now?

兵可百年不用，不可一日不备

bīng kě bǎinián búyòng, bùkě yírì búbèi

an army may go a hundred years unused but not a day unready

冤仇可解不可结

yuānchóu kě jiě bùkě jié

a grudge can be untied, not tied tighter

凡事不可造次,凡人不可轻视

fánshì bùkězàocì,fánrén bùkě qīngshì

don't be rash in anything, don't look down on anyone

势不可使尽，福不可享尽

shì bùkě shǐ jìn, Fú bùkě xiǎng jìn

don't use up all your power, don't enjoy all your good fortune

化石燃料是不可再生的。

Huàshíránliào shì bùkě zàishēng de.

Fossil fuels are not renewable.

又不是非他不可。

Yòu bú shì fēi tā bùkě.

He's not the only fish in the sea.

友谊与快乐不可分。

Yǒuyì yǔ kuàilè bùkě fēn.

Friendship and happiness cannot be separated.

士可杀，不可辱

shì kě shā, bùkě rǔ

a scholar may be killed but not humiliated

宁可一不是，不可两无情

nìngkě yí bú shì, bùkě liǎng wúqíng

better one party be in the wrong than both lose all feeling

宁可做小事，不可不做事

nìngkě zuò xiǎoshì, bùkě bú zuòshì

better to do small things than to do nothing

宁可折本，不可饿损

nìngkě shéběn, bùkě è sǔn

better lose capital than starve yourself

宁可无了有，不可有了无

nìngkě wúle yǒu, bùkě yǒule wú

better to go from having nothing to having something than from having to having nothing

宁可无钱，不可无耻

nìngkě wú qián, bùkě wúchǐ

better to have no money than to have no shame

宁可自食其力，不可坐吃山空

nìngkě zìshíqílì, bùkě zuòchīshānkōng

better to live by your own labour than to sit and eat until the mountain is empty

害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无

hàirén zhī xīn bùkě yǒu, fáng rén zhī xīn bùkě wú

the heart to harm others must not exist; the heart to guard against others must not be absent

家有千万，小处不可不算

jiā yǒu qiānwàn, xiǎo chù bùkě búsuàn

though the family has tens of millions, you must still count the small items

恶不可积，过不可长

è bùkě jī, guò bùkě zhǎng

evil must not pile up, faults must not grow

恶贯不可满，强壮不可恃

è guàn bùkě mǎn, qiángzhuàng bùkě shì

the string of evil deeds must not be filled; strength must not be relied on

您不可通过。

Nín bùkě tōngguò.

You shall not pass.

拉弓不可拉满,赶人不可赶上

lā gōng bùkě lā mǎn,gǎnrénbùkěgǎnshàng

don't draw the bow fully, don't chase a person right down

日本军队看来强大得不可阻挡。

Rìběn jūnduì kànlai qiángdà de bùkě zǔdǎng.

The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop.

民心不可侮

mínxīn bùkě wǔ

the people's hearts must not be insulted

气不可使尽，话不可说绝

qì bùkě shǐ jìn, huà bùkě shuō jué

don't use up your temper, don't say words absolutely

覆水不可收

fùshuǐ bùkě shōu

spilled water cannot be gathered back

见能人，不可失之交臂

jiàn néng rén, bùkě shīzhījiāobì

on meeting a capable person, don't let him slip past arm to arm

话不可说尽,事不可做绝

huà bùkě shuō jìn,shì bùkě zuò jué

don't say all that can be said, don't do all that can be done

贫贱之交不可忘，糟糠之妻不下堂

pínjiànzhījiāo bùkě wàng, zāokāngzhīqībúxiàtáng

don't forget friends from poor days; don't cast out the wife who shared the dregs and chaff

过耳之言，不可听信

guò ěr zhī yán, bùkě tīngxìn

words that just pass the ear should not be believed

非等一年不可。

Fēi děng yì nián bùkě.

It's necessary to wait one year.

饭不可吃光,事不可做绝

fàn bùkě chīguāng,shì bùkě zuò jué

don't eat all the food; don't do things to the extreme

鱼不可离了水，虎不可离了冈

yú bùkě líle shuǐ, hǔ bùkě líle gāng

a fish must not leave the water, a tiger must not leave its ridge