Dictionary/不得

不得

bù dé

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

AdvTOCFL L5

1must not

2may not

3not to be allowed

4cannot

Characters

Example

wǒ我kū哭bù dé不得，xiào笑bù dé不得。

我哭不得，笑不得。

I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.