cannot in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 不能 with this easy mnemonic:

There is nothing like books for sick children who cannot leave the bed and are not (不) capable (能) to play outside.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 能
• 不

• 来不及
• 不得不
• 受不了
• 要不然
• 不见
• 不错
• 不再
• 不必
• 绝不
• 能力
• 不够
• 不管怎样
• 不断
• 差不多
• 用不着
• 是不是

The reading of 不能 is bù néng.

You can remember how to say 不能 with this useful mnemonic:

Books (bù) can take people into a different world from exotic cities to deserted canyons (néng).

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like cannot and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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