不行

bùxíng

adjective HSK 2 #611

Meanings

Zhèyàng bùxíng.

This won't do.

Míngtiān bùxíng, hòutiān kěyǐ.

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

Wǒ shùxué bùxíng.

I'm no good at math.

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.

不 bù

行 xíng