不能出去
“You cannot go out”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“There is an important investigation today”
不能出去
“You cannot go out”
今天是例行检查
“Today is a routine inspection”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Unlike social conversations where refusals are heavily cushioned, institutional security and administrative checks in Chinese use curt verb-negative forms without pleasantries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot go out; not allowed to leave
A direct, unambiguous command or restriction used in authoritative settings like checkpoints or lockdowns.