不可以
bù kě yǐ
Pinyin

Definition

不可以
 - 
bù kě yǐ
  1. may not

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
可
kě
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
以
yǐ
  1. 1 old variant of 以[yǐ]
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

人家嗓子不舒服，我们可不可以吃点清淡的呀？
rénjiā sǎngzi bù shūfu ，wǒmen kěbùkěyǐ chī diǎn qīngdàn de ya ？
My throat is not well, can we eat food that is less heavy and more bland?
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不可以，但可以睡觉！
bùkěyǐ ，dàn kěyǐ shuìjiào ！
No, but you can go to bed!
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这个包包太贵了，我不想买。可不可以便宜一点？
zhège bāobāo tài guì le ，wǒ bù xiǎng mǎi 。kě bùkěyǐ biànyí yìdiǎn ？
This purse is too expensive, i'm not buying it. Can you give it to me for a little bit cheaper?
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我可不可以问你一个比较私人的问题？
wǒ kě bu kěyǐ wèn nǐ yī gè bǐjiào sīrén de wèntí ？
May I ask you a more personal question?
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