Word: 不能 (bùnéng)

不能用手指人。

Bùnéng yòng shǒuzhǐ rén.

Don't point at others.

不能相信她说的话。

Bùnéng xiāngxìn tā shuō dehuà.

What she said can't be believed.

为什么我们现在不能讲？

Wèishénme wǒmen xiànzài bùnéng jiǎng?

Why can't we talk now?

书不能读太多。

Shū bùnéng dú tài duō.

We cannot read too many books.

他不能买车。

Tā bùnéng mǎi chē.

He is unable to buy a car.

他不能处理好复杂情况。

Tā bùnéng chǔlǐ hǎo fùzá qíngkuàng.

He doesn't cope with complicated situations.

他不能帮你。

Tā bùnéng bāng nǐ.

He can't help you.

他是因为母亲病了而不能来学校。

Tā shì yīnwèi mǔqīn bìng le ér bùnéng lái xuéxiào.

It is because his mother is ill that he cannot come to school.

你不能一个人住。

Nǐ bùnéng yí gè rén zhù.

You can't live alone.

你不能住在那座岛上。

Nǐ bùnéng zhù zài nà zuò dǎo shàng.

You can't live on that island.

你不能做些事来帮助我吗？

Nǐ bùnéng zuò xiē shì lái bāngzhù wǒ ma?

Can't you do something to help me?

你不能到外面去。

Nǐ bùnéng dào wàimiàn qù.

You can't go outside.

你不能和我们一起来真可惜。

Nǐ bùnéng hé wǒmen yì qǐlai zhēn kěxī.

It is a pity that you can't join us.

你不能待久一点吗？

Nǐ bùnéng dài jiǔ yìdiǎn ma?

Can't you stay a little longer?

你不能待在床上。

Nǐ bùnéng dài zài chuáng shàng.

You must not stay in bed.

你不能打一点折吗？

Nǐ bùnéng dǎ yìdiǎn zhé ma?

Can't you discount it a little?

你不能把你的车停在这里。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎ nǐ de chē tíng zài zhèlǐ.

You can't park your car here.

你不能把这规则应用在所有事上。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎ zhè guīzé yìngyòng zài suǒyǒu shì shàng.

You can't apply this rule to every case.

你不能把酒卖给未成年人。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎjiǔ mài gěi wèichéngniánrén.

You can't sell alcohol to under-age people.

你不能有秘密。

Nǐ bùnéng yǒu mìmì.

You can't keep a secret.

你不能炒了我们。

Nǐ bùnéng chǎole wǒmen.

You can't fire us.

你不能这么说。

Nǐ bùnéng zhème shuō.

You can't say that.

你不能这样活。

Nǐ bùnéng zhèyàng huó.

You can't live like this.

你不能进来。

Nǐ bùnéng jìnlái.

You may not come in.

你不能进这个房间。

Nǐ bùnéng jìn zhège fángjiān.

You aren't allowed in this room.

你们不能炒了我们。

Nǐmen bùnéng chǎole wǒmen.

You can't fire us.

你们不能这么做。

Nǐmen bùnéng zhème zuò.

You cannot do this.

你太年轻了，还不能做这个。

Nǐ tài niánqīngle, hái bùnéng zuò zhège.

You're too young to be doing that.

你永远不会太老而不能学习。

Nǐ yǒngyuǎn búhuì tài lǎo ér bùnéng xuéxí.

You will never be too old to learn.

你永远都不能太自我。

Nǐ yǒngyuǎn dōu bùnéng tài zìwǒ.

You can never have too much ego.

你知道她为什么不能来吗？

Nǐ zhīdào tā wèishénme bùnéng lái ma?

Do you know why she couldn't come?

你能不能再说一遍？

Nǐ néng bùnéng zàishuō yíbiàn?

Could you say that again?

你能不能把这些句子翻译成英文？

Nǐ néng bùnéng bǎ zhèxiē jùzi fānyì chéng Yīngwén?

Can you translate these sentences into English?

哦，能不能请你帮我听一下电话？

Ó, néng bùnéng qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ tīng yíxià diànhuà?

Oh, could you please answer the phone for me?

太久了，我们不能再等。

Tài jiǔle, wǒmen bùnéng zài děng.

It's been too long -- we can't wait any more.

太热了不能待在这里。

Tài rè le bùnéng dài zài zhèlǐ.

It is too hot to stay here.

她因病不能出席会议。

Tā yīn bìng bùnéng chūxí huìyì.

She couldn't attend that party because she was sick.

她现在很忙，不能和你谈话。

Tā xiànzài hěn máng, bùnéng hé nǐ tánhuà.

She is busy at present and can't speak to you.

当时我什么都不能做。

Dāngshí wǒ shénme dōu bùnéng zuò.

There was nothing I could do at that time.

您不能炒了我们。

Nín bùnéng chǎole wǒmen.

You can't fire us.

我不知道我能不能做。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ néng bùnéng zuò.

I don't know if I can do it.

我不知道我能不能再做一次。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ néng bùnéng zài zuò yícì.

I wonder if I can do it again.

我不知道能不能帮上忙。

Wǒ bù zhīdào néng bùnéng bāng shàng máng.

I don't know if I can help.

我不能买这本书，太贵了。

Wǒ bùnéng mǎi zhè běn shū, tài guìle.

I cannot buy this book. It's too expensive.

我不能借你任何钱。

Wǒ bùnéng jiè nǐ rènhé qián.

I can't lend you any money.

我不能做这个。

Wǒ bùnéng zuò zhège.

I cannot do this.

我不能再管这问题了。

Wǒ bùnéng zài guǎn zhè wèntí le.

I can't deal with this problem anymore.

我不能再继续等他了。

Wǒ bùnéng zài jìxù děng tā le.

I can wait for him no longer.

我不能再走了。

Wǒ bùnéng zài zǒule.

I can't go any farther.

我不能取消它。

Wǒ bùnéng qǔxiāo tā.

I can't undo it.

我不能叫他做那件事。

Wǒ bùnéng jiào tā zuò nà jiàn shì.

I can't ask him to do that.

我不能同意您的看法。

Wǒ bùnéng tóngyì nín de kànfǎ.

I cannot agree with your opinion.

我不能同时注意两件事。

Wǒ bùnéng tóngshí zhùyì liǎng jiàn shì.

I can't focus on two things at the same time.

我不能回答所有的问题。

Wǒ bùnéng huídá suǒyǒu de wèntí.

I couldn't answer all the questions.

我不能帮你了。

Wǒ bùnéng bāng nǐ le.

I wasn't able to help you.

我不能接受这个计划。

Wǒ bùnéng jiēshòu zhège jìhuà.

I cannot accept this plan.

我不能收这份礼。

Wǒ bùnéng shōu zhè fèn lǐ.

I cannot accept this gift.

我不能永远地等。

Wǒ bùnéng yǒngyuǎn de děng.

I can't wait forever.

我不能相信。

Wǒ bùnéng xiāngxìn.

I can't believe it.

我不能相信他做到了。

Wǒ bùnéng xiāngxìn tā zuòdàole.

I can't believe he did that.

我不能相信你爱我。

Wǒ bùnéng xiāngxìn nǐ ài wǒ.

I can't believe that you love me.

我不能离开家，即使是一会儿。

Wǒ bùnéng líkāi jiā, jíshǐ shì yíhuìr.

I can't leave home, even if only for a while.

我不能离开，还太早了。

Wǒ bùnéng líkāi, hái tài zǎole.

I cannot leave. It's too early.

我不能等你。

Wǒ bùnéng děng nǐ.

I can't wait for you.

我不能给你看这个。

Wǒ bùnéng gěi nǐ kàn zhège.

I can't show you this.

我不能肯定。

Wǒ bùnéng kěndìng.

I can't be positive.

我不能让他们抓到我。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng tāmen zhuā dào wǒ.

I cannot let them catch me.

我不能让他当我的老师。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng tā dāng wǒ de lǎoshī.

I can't have him as my teacher.

我不能让你去波士顿。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng nǐ qù Bōshìdùn.

I can't let you go to Boston.

我不能让你和他出去。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng nǐ hé tā chūqù.

I cannot approve of your going out with him.

我不能让你进来这里。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng nǐ jìnlái zhèlǐ.

I can't let you in here.

我不能让自己做这样的事。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng zìjǐ zuò zhèyàng de shì.

I cannot bring myself to do such a thing.

我不能让那事发生。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng nà shì fāshēng.

I can make that happen.

我不能适应这里的气候。

Wǒ bùnéng shìyìng zhèlǐ de qìhòu.

I can't adjust myself to the climate here.

我们不能一直把它当秘密守着。

Wǒmen bùnéng yìzhí bǎ tā dāng mìmì shǒuzhe.

We can't keep this a secret forever.

我们不能光坐着。

Wǒmen bùnéng guāng zuòzhe.

We can't sit idly by.

我们不能在这里待很长时间。

Wǒmen bùnéng zài zhèlǐ dài hěn cháng shíjiān.

We can't stay in here very long.

我们不能在这里谈。

Wǒmen bùnéng zài zhèlǐ tán.

We can't talk here.

我们不能放弃。

Wǒmen bùnéng fàngqì.

We can't give up.

我们不能放弃他。

Wǒmen bùnéng fàngqì tā.

We can't just give up on him.

我们不能让他们那么做。

Wǒmen bùnéng ràng tāmen nàme zuò.

We can't let them do that.

我们不能让你做。

Wǒmen bùnéng ràng nǐ zuò.

We can't let you do that.

我们为什么不能做？

Wǒmen wèishénme bùnéng zuò?

Why can't we do it?

我们就不能只做朋友吗？

Wǒmen jiù bùnéng zhǐ zuò péngyou ma?

Can't we just be friends?

我们没有电力和水就不能生活。

Wǒmen méiyǒu diànlì hé shuǐ jiù bùnéng shēnghuó.

There is no life without electricity and water.

我做得好到不能再好了。

Wǒ zuò de hǎo dào bùnéng zài hǎole.

I can't do any better.

我再也不能工作了。

Wǒ zàiyě bùnéng gōngzuòle.

I can't work any more.

我几乎不能工作了。

Wǒ jīhū bùnéng gōngzuòle.

I was barely able to work.

我太忙了不能去。

Wǒ tài mángle bùnéng qù.

I am too busy to go.

我就是不能说不。

Wǒ jiùshì bùnéng shuō bù.

I just couldn't say no.

我应该不能再见到他了。

Wǒ yīnggāi bùnéng zài jiàndào tā le.

There is little chance of my meeting him again.

我很忙，所以我不能去了。

Wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bùnéng qùle.

As I am busy, I cannot go.

我恐怕不能帮你了。

Wǒ kǒngpà bùnéng bāng nǐ le.

I am afraid I can't help you.

我想，但我不能。

Wǒ xiǎng, dàn wǒ bùnéng.

I want to, but I can't.

我现在不能告诉你。

Wǒ xiànzài bùnéng gàosu nǐ.

I can't tell you now.

我现在不能回答你。

Wǒ xiànzài bùnéng huídá nǐ.

I can't answer you now.

我现在不能解释。

Wǒ xiànzài bùnéng jiěshì.

I can't explain it now.

我的旧手机现在几乎不能用了。

Wǒ de jiù shǒujī xiànzài jīhū bùnéng yòng le.

My old cell phone is barely working now.

我看看明天能不能吧。

Wǒ kànkan míngtiān néng bùnéng ba.

Let's see if I can tomorrow.

我真是不能相信。

Wǒ zhēnshi bùnéng xiāngxìn.

I just can't believe it.