你不能在電視上罵粗口。

You can't say four-letter words on TV.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
2 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
3 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
4 電視 diànshì television; TV

classifiers: 臺, 部
=5 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=5 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
6 罵 mà
  1. to scold
  2. to abuse
  3. to curse

classifiers: 通, 頓
7 粗口 cūkǒu
  1. swear words
  2. obscene language
  3. foul language