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不能

不能

Chinese

not; no; (negative prefix)
 
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
simp. and trad.
(不能)

Verb

不能

  1. cannot; must not; should not
    不能瘋子講道理 [MSC, trad.]
    不能疯子讲道理 [MSC, simp.]
    Rén shì bùnéng gēn fēngzi jiǎngdàolǐ de. [Pinyin]
    You can't talk reason with crazy people.
  2. to fail to do

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Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
のう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

不能 (-na inflection, hiragana ふのう, romaji funō)

  1. incompetent
  2. incapable, inefficient
  3. impossible

Synonyms

Inflection

Noun

不能 (hiragana ふのう, romaji funō)

  1. incompetence
  2. incapability, inefficiency
  3. impossibility

Compounds

  • 再起不能
  • 支払不能
  • 変更不能
  • 帰還不能限界点
  • 不能者

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.