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得不 Pronunciation and Pinyin

得不 Usage and Examples

not gain

not obtain

not get

The characters in 得不

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
得
dé11obtain, must, or suitable
不
bù4not

More words starting with 得

  • děi得yì一shóu手hǎo好good at, skilled in
  • dé得yì一zhī知jǐ己To find a confidant, To have a soulmate
  • dé得bù不cháng偿sàng丧de的not worth it, more loss than gain
  • dé得bú不dào到cannot get, cannot obtain
  • dé得bú不dào到jiě解jué决unresolved, unsettled
  • dé得bú不dào到zhòng重yòng用Being sidelined, Being underutilized
  • děi得bù不hǎo好not well, poorly
  • dé得le了got, contracted
  • dé得le了gè个got a, won a
  • dé得xiǎng享enjoy, benefit from
  • dé得rén人zhě者chāng昌shī失rén人zhě者wáng亡Those who win people's hearts prosper; those who lose them perish., Win people, prosper; lose people, perish.
  • dé得rén人qián钱cái财yǔ与rén人xiāo消zāi灾Take the money, do the deed., Paid to solve problems.

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Questions about 得不

What does 得不 mean in Chinese?

得不 (dé bù) means “not gain, not obtain, not get”.

How do you pronounce 得不?

得不 is pronounced dé bù in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “not gain” in Chinese?

“not gain” is 得不 (dé bù) in Chinese.

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