不得新设

bù dé xīn shè

Forbidden to newly establish; Not allowed to set up new (institutions, projects, etc.)

根据最新规定，此区域内不得新设污染型工厂。

According to the latest regulation, new polluting factories are forbidden to be established in this area.

Etymology

This is a common four-character phrase in modern Chinese administrative and regulatory language, formed by combining the negative modal verb "不得" (must not) and the adjective-verb compound "新设" (newly establish). It has been widely used in official Chinese documents since the mid-20th century.

Memory Aid

Break it into individual characters: 不 (not) + 得 (allowed) + 新 (new) + 设 (establish) → not allowed to establish new things.

Collocations

不得新设机构不得新设项目不得新设企业不得新设岗位

Synonyms

禁止新设不准新设

Antonyms

允许新设准予新设

Related Words

审批监管行政规定准入