不行

bù xíng

adjectiveadverb★Beginner— not good, not acceptable, or not possible

informal

Not acceptable, suitable, or possible; often used to express dissatisfaction or impossibility.

这个价格太高了，不行。

This price is too high; it's not acceptable.

今天太累了，不行了。

I'm too tired today; I can't do it.

💡

Commonly used in everyday conversation to express disapproval or inability.

neutral

To be unfit or unsuitable for a purpose.

这个方法不行，效果不好。

This method doesn't work; it's not effective.

💡

Can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

Collocations

不行了can't do it anymore不行啊it's not good不行吗isn't it possible?

can't do it anymore

it's not good

To sound more polite, you can add a question marker like '吗' (ma) or soften the tone.

Use '不行' to express strong disapproval or impossibility in informal settings.

Combination of 不 (bù, 'not') and 行 (xíng, 'possible' or 'suitable').

Often used in spoken Chinese to express dissatisfaction or inability. Can be softened with tone to sound more polite.

不

not

prefix

行

possible or suitable

root

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