不合 (bù hé) — should not; ought not (formal/literary)

Definition

不合 is a formal/literary auxiliary verb meaning 'should not' or 'ought not'. It is used in written Chinese to express that something is not proper, appropriate, or advisable. Note that 不合 also commonly functions as a verb meaning 'not conform to' or 'be incompatible with', but this row covers only the auxiliary sense per the source data.

aux.

should notought not (formal/literary)

Examples

不合。
Cǐ shì bù hé gōngkāi tǎolùn.
This matter should not be discussed publicly.
不合。
Zhè zhǒng guāndiǎn bù hé cǎinà.
This viewpoint should not be adopted.
不合。
Nǐ de tíyì bù hé kǎolǜ.
Your proposal should not be considered.

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