不行
bù xíngㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: BẤT HÀNH
Traditional: 不行
HSK 3.0 · 3
Meaning(adjective)
won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
As a reply to a request: 不行 = "no, you can't"; 行 = "OK".
Examples
明天不行，后天可以吗？
míng tiān bù xíng, hòu tiān kě yǐ ma?
Tomorrow doesn't work. How about the day after?
我的数学不行。
wǒ de shù xué bù xíng.
I'm no good at maths.
今天热得不行。
jīn tiān rè dé bù xíng.
It's unbearably hot today.
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Stroke order
BẤT · 4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
HÀNH · 6 strokes
row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
Related words
- 不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ — I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 不客气 bù kè qi — you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
- 不过 bù guò — only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 不管 bù guǎn — not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- 不仅 bù jǐn — not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 不得不 bù dé bù — have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- 差不多 chà bu duō — almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad