不行

bù xíng

Verb3 examples

impossible; cannot; unauthorized

你这么做可不行，这是犯罪！

nǐ zhème zuò kě bùxíng, zhè shì fànzuì!

You can't do that, it's a crime.

我不行，在他们中间我算老几?

wǒ bùxíng, zài tāmen zhōngjiān wǒ suàn lǎo jǐ?

I can't, they don't see what I'm like?

这也不行，那也不行，你说怎么办？

Zhè yě bùxíng, nà yě bùxíng, nǐ shuō zěnme bàn?

This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, what do you say I should do?

Verb3 examples

about to go; about to die; about to die; not finished (almost dead)

老太太病重，眼看不行了。

lǎo tàitai bìngzhòng，yǎnkàn bùxíng le.

The old lady is seriously ill and can't seem to get better.

他哭着说他爸爸不行了。

tā kūzhe shuō tā bàba bùxíngle.

He cried and said his father was about to die.

鱼离开水后，不行了。

yú líkāi shuǐ hòu, bùxíngle.

The fish left the water, about to die.

Verb2 examples

very; extremely; extremely; terrible; too much

大街上现在热闹得不行。

dàjiē shàng xiànzài rènào de bùxíng.

The streets are very vibrant now.

我们现在都累得不行了。

wǒmen xiànzài dōu lèi de bùxíngle.

We are all extremely tired now.

Adjective2 examples

won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

他们国家的通信技术不行。

tāmen guójiā de tōngxìn jìshù bùxíng.

Their country's information technology is not good.

我觉得他们的英语都不行。

wǒ juéde tāmen de yīngyǔ dōu bùxíng.

I think their English is not good.