Chinese dialogue; Bù kênéng. It’s impossible

Example 1:
A: Tïngshuö Xiâo Wáng hé Xiâo Chén líhün le.
B: Bù kênéng, zuótiän wô hái kànjiàn tämen guàng shängchâng ne.

A: I hear Xiao Wang and Xiao Chen got divorced.
B: It’s impossible. I saw them window-shopping only yesterday.

Example 2:
A: Nîmen liâng ge hâohäo liáoliao, máodùn jiù kênéng jiêjué le.
B: Bù kênéng, wômen méi shénme hâo shuö de le.

A: You two have a good talk and maybe the conflict will be resolved.
B: It’s impossible. We have nothing to say to each other.

Use this expression when you think the odds of something happening are very low.

Synonymous Expressions
Bú huì de.