不可能
bù kě néng
Pinyin

Definition

不可能
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bù kě néng
  1. impossible
  2. cannot
  3. not able

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
能
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
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)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

那，人也不可能二十四小时地捧着手机呀，不能秒回也是情有可原的吧。
nà ，rén yě bù kěnéng èrshísì xiǎoshí de pěng zhe shǒujī ya ，bùnéng miǎo huí yě shì qíngyǒukěyuán de ba 。
People don't always have their mobile phones to hand twenty-four seven, if they can't reply within seconds then you can forgive them for it, no?
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学生时代当然不可能没有烦恼啦，我说的没有烦恼，指的是拥有纯粹的快乐，纯粹的快乐，你懂吗？
xuésheng shídài dāngrán bù kěnéng méiyǒu fánnǎo la ，wǒ shuō de méiyǒu fánnǎo ，zhǐ de shì yōngyǒu chúncuì de kuàilè ，chúncuì de kuàilè ，nǐ dǒng ma ？
Of course student days aren't trouble free. What I mean by trouble free is that we had pure happiness. Pure happiness, you understand?
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薪水和房价落差太大，一般人都不可能负担得起。我看了一间地点跟屋况都不错的公寓，但我得不吃不喝二十年才可能买得起。
xīnshuǐ hé fángjià luòchā tàidà ，yībānrén dōu bù kěnéng fùdān de qǐ 。wǒ kàn le yī jiān dìdiǎn gēn wūkuàng dōu bùcuò de gōngyù ，dàn wǒ děi bùchībùhē èrshí nián cái kěnéng mǎi de qǐ 。
The disparity between salaries and house prices is too great. The average person can't necessarily afford that kind of financial burden. I saw one apartment that was in a good location and was in quite good condition, but I'd have had to go without food or drink for 20 years to be able to afford it.
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不可能啦，我刚刚试了好几次，一张票都不剩。
bù kěnéng la ，wǒ gānggāng shì le hǎo jǐ cì ，yī zhāng piào dōu bù shèng 。
No way, I just tried several times, there's not even one ticket left.
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不可能啦，除非有奇迹发生。
bù kěnéng la ，chúfēi yǒu qíjì fāshēng 。
There's no way, unless there is some sort of miracle.
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不可能啦，别天真了。
bù kěnéng la ，bié tiānzhēn le 。
There's no way, don't be naive.
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不可能，这当中一定有什么误会。我认识的小方是最不可能去运动的人。
bù kěnéng ，zhè dāngzhōng yīdìng yǒu shénme wùhuì 。wǒ rènshi de Xiǎo Fāng shì zuì bù kěnéng qù yùndòng de rén 。
That's not possible. There must be some misunderstanding. The Xiao Fang I know would never go to exercise.
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不可能，她早上发短信给我说她的班机取消了，所以得多留一天。
bù kěnéng ，tā zǎoshang fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ shuō tā de bānjī qǔxiāo le ，suǒyǐ děi duō liú yītiān 。
That's impossible. She sent me a text this morning saying that her flight was cancelled. She has to stay an extra day.
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一个人毕竟不可能完美，高富帅的人通常不太聪明。
yī ge rén bìjìng bù kěnéng wánměi ，gāo fù shuài de rén tōngcháng bùtài cōngming 。
It's impossible for someone to be perfect after all. Guys that are tall, rich and handsome aren't usually that smart.
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以今天的科技来说，到太空去已经不是不可能的了。
yǐ jīntiān de kējì láishuō ，dào tàikōng qù yǐjīng búshì bù kěnéng de le 。
Considering technology today, going to space is no longer impossible.
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