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bù dé
adv. mustn't, may not, not be allowed
80%     120%
Other meanings
[bu de]   aux. used after verbs and adjectives, meaning cannot or may not
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
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shí èr suì yǐ xià de ér tóng bù dé rù nèi
phr. Children under 12 will not be admitted.
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suó yǒu rén bù dé lí kāi dà běn yíng .
phr. Everybody must not leave the base camp (i.e. nobody is allowed ...).