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不行

bù xíng · bu xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)快(kuài)没电(méidiàn)了(le)，能(néng)用(yòng)一下(yīxià)你的(nǐde)充电器(chōngdiànqì)吗(ma)？

    My phone is almost dead. Can I use your charger?

  2. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)充电器(chōngdiànqì)不行(bùxíng)，接口(jiēkǒu)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)。

    Mine won't work. The ports are different.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你的(nǐde)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)行不行(xíngbùxíng)？

    Then will your power bank work?

  4. Dengdeng

    也(yě)不行(bùxíng)，它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)也(yě)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    It won't work either. It is out of power too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)吧(ba)，那里(nàli)肯定(kěndìng)行(xíng)！

    Then let's go to a cafe. It will work there for sure!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)你(nǐ)玩(wán)绝(jué)对(duì)不(bù)耽(dān)误(wu)学(xué)习(xí)。我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)行(xíng)。

I've noticed that having fun doesn't interfere at all with your studies. I just can't.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

"妈(mā)妈(ma)，我(wǒ)能(néng)吃(chī)一(yí)块(kuài)饼(bǐng)干(gān)吗(ma)？" "不(bù)行(xíng)，不(bù)该(gāi)在(zài)3餐(cān)间(jiān)吃(chī)。"

"Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

行
xíng

to walk; to go

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