bù dé
must not
may not
not to be allowed
cannot
bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to
cannot but
have to
can't help it
can't avoid
pò bù dé yǐ
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
forced into sth
bù dé yǐ
to act against one's will
to have no alternative but to
to have to
to have no choice
must
kū xiào bù dé
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
both funny and extremely embarrassing
between laughter and tears
hèn bu dé
wishing one could do sth
to hate to be unable
itching to do sth
can't wait for
to wish one could do sth
to desire strongly
guài bu de
no wonder!
so that's why!
jiàn bu dé
not fit to be seen by
should not be exposed to
can't bear to see
bā bù dé
to be eager for
to long for
to look forward to
shě bu de
to hate to do sth
to hate to part with
to begrudge
gù bu de
unable to change sth
unable to deal with
bù dé ér zhī
unknown
unable to find out
bù dé liǎo
desperately serious
disastrous
extremely
exceedingly
dòng tan bu dé
to be unable to move a single step
róng bu dé
unable to tolerate
intolerant
unable to bear sth
wàn bù dé yǐ
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
qiú zhī bù dé
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
bù dé yào lǐng
to fail to grasp the main points
bù dé rén xīn
not to enjoy popular support
to be unpopular
shǎo bu dé
cannot be avoided
cannot do without
bù dé jìn
awkward
unhandy
be indisposed
not feel well
jìn tuì bù dé
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
stalled
in a dilemma
stuck in a difficult position
wú yī shì ér bù xué , wú yī shí ér bù xué , wú yī chǔ ér bù dé
Study everything, at all times, everywhere (Zhu Xi 朱熹)
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
not prepared to turn a blind eye
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě
see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
yóu bù de
cannot help
to be beyond control of
hèn bu de
wishing one could do sth
to hate to be unable
itching to do sth
bā bu de
(coll.) to be eager for
to long for
to look forward to
miǎn bu de
unavoidable
bound to (happen)
lái bu dé
cannot allow (to be present)
cannot admit
shǐ bu de
cannot be used
must not (do sth)
unacceptable
bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī
to have no other choice
to be the last resort
bù dé qí mén ér rù
to be unable to get in
to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
shàng bù dé tái pán
too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
unfit for a public role
yù yù bù dé zhì
soured by the loss of one's hopes
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