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不能

unable

Meaning of 不能

not able to do something

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Chinesebù néng
unable
不能 - unable
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不能 with German translation

不能 usage examples

🇩🇪German🇨🇳Chinese

我今天很忙,不能去帮你。

🇩🇪German🇨🇳Chinese

孩子太小,不能自己过马路。

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不能 belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

不能unfähig
切碎的gehackt
煮熟的gekocht
冷冻的gefrostet
生的ungekocht
咸的salzig
切片的in Scheiben geschnitten

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不能 means unable. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce 不能

bù néng

不能 translation

unable

不能 examples

我今天很忙,不能去帮你。

不能 transcription

bù néng

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不能 meaning: what does it mean?

不能做某事

不能 pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

不能 is pronounced as bù néng. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

不能 definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

我今天很忙,不能去帮你。 Translation: Я сегодня очень занят и не могу тебе помочь.

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