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不行bù xíngwon't do

HSK 3word

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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. 1.

    won't doverb

  2. 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?

  1. 明天不行,我没有时间。

    Míngtiān bùxíng, wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.

    Tomorrow won't do; I don't have time.

  2. 我的中文还不行。

    Wǒ de Zhōngwén hái bùxíng.

    My Chinese isn't good enough yet.

How is 不行 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们明天一起吃饭,好吗?

    Wǒmen míngtiān yìqǐ chī fàn, hǎo ma?

    Shall we eat together tomorrow?

  2. 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.

  3. Speaker A:

    你的中文很好!

    Nǐ de Zhōngwén hěn hǎo!

    Your Chinese is very good!

  4. Speaker B:

    我的中文还不行。

    Wǒ de Zhōngwén hái bùxíng.

    My Chinese isn't good enough yet.

Can you use 不行 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (won't do): 明天___,我没有时间。 (Tomorrow won't do; I don't have time.)
  2. 2.What does 我的中文还不行。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "won't do"?

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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.