不行

bùxíng

adjective HSK 3 #611

Meanings

1 no good
2 won't do
3 not allowed

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

这样不行。

Zhèyàng bùxíng.

This won't do.

HSK 3

明天不行，后天可以。

Míngtiān bùxíng, hòutiān kěyǐ.

Tomorrow doesn't work; the day after is fine.

HSK 3

我数学不行。

Wǒ shùxué bùxíng.

I'm no good at math.

Tips

usage

不行 is a direct, everyday way to say 'no' or 'that won't work'. Very common in conversation.

mistakes

Note the pronunciation: 不行 (bùxíng), not bùháng. 行 is read xíng here.

Stroke Order

不 bù

行 xíng