verb + 不了/得了
Cannot …; can …
Verb + 不了 means unable to do it (or to finish it); 得了 means able to.
In stories
这个官只有名字，什么事也管不了。
大家都被吓跑了，谁也管不了他了。
大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven HSK 3
要是我们去不了西天，我就回来做你的女婿！”
猪八戒 · Pigsy Joins HSK 3
第二天，两个人又打了起来，还是谁也赢不了谁。
What does verb + 不了/得了 mean in Chinese?
Cannot …; can …. Verb + 不了 means unable to do it (or to finish it); 得了 means able to.
How common is verb + 不了/得了?
It comes up in 21 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.
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