不
许

Not to allow in Chinese: 不许 (bù xǔ)

bù xǔ

not to allow

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 不許1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1not to allow
  2. 2must not
  3. 3can't

Stroke order

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不
许

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄩˇ

xǔ

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

不许

Simplified

不許

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师不许我们上课时说话。

    lǎo shī bù xǔ wǒ men shàng kè shí shuō huà。

    The teacher does not allow us to talk during class.

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Related words

不

bù

no

许

xǔ

to allow

不但

bù dàn

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

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

许多

xǔ duō

many

也许

yě xǔ

perhaps

允许

yǔn xǔ

to permit

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

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