不行bù xíngwon't do
不行 (bù xíng) means "won't do" or "not be capable." It appears in 明天不行,我没有时间。 (Tomorrow won't do; I don't have time.) and 我的中文还不行。 (My Chinese isn't good enough yet.) In the dialogue, A suggests meeting tomorrow, and B says tomorrow won't work. Then A praises B's Chinese, and B modestly disagrees.
What does 不行 mean?
- 1.
won't doverb
- 2.
not be capableadjective
What do the characters in 不行 mean?
- 不(bound form) not; un-
- 行all right; OK!; will do
How do you use 不行?
See it in 明天不行 and 中文还不行
What are some examples of 不行 in a sentence?
How is 不行 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我们明天一起吃饭,好吗?
Wǒmen míngtiān yìqǐ chī fàn, hǎo ma?
Shall we eat together tomorrow?
- Speaker B:
明天不行,我没有时间。
Míngtiān bùxíng, wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.
Tomorrow won't do; I don't have time.
- Speaker A:
你的中文很好!
Nǐ de Zhōngwén hěn hǎo!
Your Chinese is very good!
- Speaker B:
我的中文还不行。
Wǒ de Zhōngwén hái bùxíng.
My Chinese isn't good enough yet.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.