不克 - cannot, to not be able (to), to be unable to - bù kè | Definition | ChinesePod.com

不克

bù kè

Pinyin

Definition

不克

-

bù kè

cannot
to not be able (to)
to be unable to

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bù

1 (negative prefix)
2 not
3 no

bù jiǔ

1 not long (after)
2 before too long
3 soon
4 soon after

bù yì lè hū

1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
3 awfully

bù dàn

1 not only (... but also...)

bù jǐn

1 not only (this one)
2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
3 in for a penny, in for a pound

一问三不知

yī wèn sān bù zhī

1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
3 complete ignorance

一尘不染

yī chén bù rǎn

1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
2 spotless

一字不提

yī zì bù tí

1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

一山不容二虎

yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

让我们回到密西西比去，回到亚拉巴马去，回到南卡罗来纳去，回到佐治亚去，回到路易斯安那去，回到我们北方城市中的贫民区和少数民族居住区去，要心中有数，这种状况是能够也必将改变的。我们不要陷入绝望而不克自拔。

ràng wǒ men huí dào mìxīxībǐ qù ，huí dào yàlābāmǎ qù ，huí dào nánkǎluóláinà qù ，huí dào zuǒzhìyà qù ，huí dào lùyìsī ānnà qù ，huí dào wǒmen běifāng chéngshì zhōng de pínmín qū hé shǎoshùmínzú jūzhùqū qù ，yào xīnzhōngyǒushù ，zhè zhǒng zhuàngkuàng shì nénggòu yě bì jiāng gǎibiàn de 。wǒ men bù yào xiànrù juéwàng ér bùkèzìbá 。