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Jyutping bat1 hang4
Pinyin bù xíng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. won't do
  2. be out of the question
  3. be no good
  4. not work
  5. not be capable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、形容詞、書面語
    唔​可以​,​唔​能夠​,​唔​得
    cannot, not able to
  2. 動詞、形容詞、書面語
    唔​批準
    not allowed, forbidden
  3. 動詞、形容詞、書面語
    (​某​做法​)​唔​會​成功
    (a method) cannot work well
  4. 近義詞
    唔得
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    unacceptable; out of the question; won't do
    • 老王啊,這可不行!
      老王啊,这可不行!
      lǎo wáng a , zhè kě bù xíng !
      Old Wang, this won't do!
    • 恐怕搬家是萬萬不行的。
      恐怕搬家是万万不行的。
      kǒng pà bān jiā shì wàn wàn bù xíng de .
      Unfortunately, moving is out of the question.
  2. adj
    no good; poor; incapable; incompetent
  3. verb, euphemistic
    to be about to die, (usually followed by 了)
  4. verb, archaic
    to not implement; to not put into practice; to not practice
  5. adv
    awfully; a lot; terribly
    • 喜歡得不行
      喜欢得不行
      xǐ huān de bù xíng
      to like a lot
    • 懶得不行
      懒得不行
      lǎn de bù xíng
      terribly lazy
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #42
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    "妈妈,我能吃一块饼干吗?" "不行,不该在3餐间吃。"
    "媽媽,我能吃一塊餅乾嗎?" "不行,不該在3餐間吃。"
    " mā ma , wǒ néng chī yī kuài bǐng gān ma ?" " bù xíng , bù gāi zài 3 cān jiān chī 。"
    • "Mom, please can I have a biscuit?" "No, you can't; you shouldn't eat between meals."
    • "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."
  2. Mandarin
    我会开车,Tom不行。
    我會開車,Tom不行。
    wǒ huì kāi chē ,tom bù xíng 。
    • I can drive a car, but Tom can't.
  3. Mandarin
    那种鞋子用来登山是不行的。
    那種鞋子用來登山是不行的。
    nà zhǒng xié zi yòng lái dēng shān shì bù xíng de 。
    • Those shoes won't do for climbing.
  4. Mandarin
    恐怕不行。
    恐怕不行。
    kǒng pà bù xíng 。
    • I'm afraid not.
  5. Mandarin
    太烦了。。。现在我连用个电脑不头痛都不行了!
    太煩了。。。現在我連用個電腦不頭痛都不行了!
    tài fán le 。。。 xiàn zài wǒ lián yòng gè diàn nǎo bù tóu tòng dōu bù xíng le !
    • So annoying... Now I get a headache whenever I use the computer!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    老王啊,这可不行啊!
    老王啊,這可不行啊!
    lǎo wáng a , zhè kě bù xíng a !
    • Wang, this won't do!
  2. Mandarin
    这届人民不行。
    這屆人民不行。
    zhè jiè rén mín bù xíng .
    • (This government is alright,) it's the common subjects of this term that aren't up to their mandate.
  3. Mandarin
    您别挨这儿裹乱行不行?
    您别挨这儿裹乱行不行?
    nín bié āi zhè r5 guǒ luàn xíng bù xíng ?
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    这可不行!
    這可不行!
    zhè kě bù xíng !
    • This is not okay!
  5. Mandarin
    不行,我非得走。
    不行,我非得走。
    bù xíng , wǒ fēi děi zǒu .
    • No, I must go.