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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不得

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不得 bù dé - must not
- may not
- not to be allowed
- cannot

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 5,068 1,596 2,307

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
得 dé- to obtain
- to get
- to gain
- to catch (a disease)
- proper
- suitable
- proud
- contented
- to allow
- to permit
- ready
- finished
得 de- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
得 děi- to have to
- must
- ought to
- to need to

Other Words Containing 不得

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不得不 4 3 1,088 2,127 2,261
不得 - - 5,068 1,596 2,307
怪不得 5 7 6,003 9,199 4,098
不得了 5 5 7,098 10,016 4,965
不得已 6 8 10,156 15,977 17,847
恨不得 6 8 10,549 12,009 8,124
舍不得 5 5 11,568 6,298 2,672
巴不得 6 8 13,605 31,267 20,653
见不得人 - - 13,801 36,013 25,083
求之不得 - - 15,179 40,107 34,086
迫不得已 - - 15,626 29,486 25,729
不得而知 - 9 21,995 18,995 29,667
了不得 - - 26,423 32,917 22,197
不得已而为之 - - 35,329 48,527 45,689
哭笑不得 - 9 37,414 17,851 15,812
不得要领 - - 38,576 63,626 62,650
顾不得 - 9 39,967 20,817 44,269
百思不得其解 - - 41,932 35,057 25,099
要不得 - - 49,052 37,061 20,306
不得人心 - - 49,463 49,029 50,163
算不得 - - 50,436 - -
来不得 - - 72,161 62,497 58,795
不得劲 - - 87,137 89,215 46,600