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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不能

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不能 bù néng - cannot
- must not
- should not

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 381 163 164

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
能 néng- surname Neng
能 néng- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy

Other Words Containing 不能

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不能 - - 381 163 164
无所不能 - - 10,262 30,221 17,454
不能不 - 5 13,624 6,969 8,663
欲罢不能 - - 32,435 27,939 14,114