How do you say "What can't you do?" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "What can't you do?" is 你不能做什么? (nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?). It is a phrase.

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你不能做什么? (pinyin: nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?) is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi).

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Questions about 你不能做什么?

How do you pronounce 你不能做什么??

你不能做什么? is romanised as nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ? in Chinese. This pinyin gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.

How is 你不能做什么? written in Chinese?

你不能做什么? is written using Chinese characters (Hanzi). The pinyin is nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?. Learning to read Chinese characters (Hanzi) takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.

Is 你不能做什么? formal or casual?

你不能做什么? is a common phrase used in everyday Chinese speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.