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不行

bù xíng
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. won't do
  2. 2. be out of the question
  3. 3. be no good
  4. 4. not work
  5. 5. not be capable

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
可以
kě yǐ

can

可以 means 'can' or 'may', the positive counterpart of 不行.

Related words

1 item
行
xíng

to walk

行 alone means 'OK' or 'capable', used in positive contexts.

Usage notes

Formality

不行 is informal; in formal contexts, use 不可以 or 不能 for prohibition.

Example Sentences

4 shown
他的回答很干脆，直接说 不行 。
His reply was very direct; he straightforwardly said no.
不行 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13205173)
不行 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13504664)
不來 不行 ，我們人數不夠！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1708539)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 不行

不行了
bù xíng le

(coll.) on the point of death

到不行
dào bù xíng

extremely

土到不行
tǔ dào bù xíng

extremely kitsch

决而不行
jué ér bù xíng

making decisions without implementing them

Child Words of 不行

不
bù

no; not so

行
háng

row

行
xíng

to walk