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不行 (bù xíng): Won't do (Verb, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bù
不
not; no
行 • xíng • OK • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
xíng
行
OK
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不行.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
行
行李
xíng li
luggage
银行
yín háng
bank
自行车
zì xíng chē
bicycle
行李箱
xíng li xiāng
trunk [luggage]
银行卡
yín háng kǎ
bank card
举行
jǔ xíng
hold (an event)
出行
chū xíng
to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
旅行
lǚ xíng
to travel
4.
Example Sentences with 不行
Zhè
这
ge
个
jì
计
huà
划
bù
不
xíng
行
,
wǒ
我
men
们
xū
需
yào
要
xiǎng
想
gè
个
xīn
新
bàn
办
fǎ
法
。
This plan won't do; we need to think of a new method.
tā
他
duì
对
wǒ
我
jiào
叫
bǎn
板
,
shuō
说
wǒ
我
bù
不
wǒ
我
jì
记
xìng
性
bù
不
xíng
行
,
dé
得
gǎn
赶
jǐn
紧
xiǎng
想
xué
学
hǎo
好
yì
一
mén
门
yǔ
语
yán
言
,
guāng
光
kào
xiǎng
想
biàn
变
de
得
bó
博
xué
学
,
guāng
光
kào
靠
sǐ
死
jì
xíng
行
。
He challenged me, saying I couldn't do it.
bǎ
把
huì
会
yì
议
yào
要
diǎn
点
jì
记
zài
在
bǐ
笔
jì
记
běn
本
shàng
上
。
My memory is unreliable, so I need to quickly jot down the key points of the meeting in my notebook.
靠
tū
突
jī
击
bù
不
xíng
行
,
xū
需
yào
要
cháng
长
qī
期
de
的
jī
积
diàn
淀
。
To master a language well, relying solely on cramming won't work; it requires long-term accumulation.
记
yìng
硬
bèi
背
kě
可
bù
不
xíng
行
,
dé
得
xué
学
huì
会
sī
思
kǎo
考
hé
和
lián
联
xì
系
。
To become erudite, rote memorization alone won't work; you must learn to think and make connections.