What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 不得 mean?

不得 bùdé

must not; may not (formal)

It can also mean

  • (after a verb) cannot (as in 动不得)
  • (dialect) won't; will not

Its characters

  1. 不 bù not
  2. 得 dé to obtain

In a sentence

即变成二三百个小猴,一拥而上,抱的抱,揪的揪,把魔王缠得脱身不得。

From 龙宫借宝 · The Dragon King’s Treasure

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