(bù xíng) - won't do, not okay, cannot in Mandarin
bùxíngTraditional: 不行
Translation
won't do, not okay, cannot
Word origin
A two-character expression: 不 'not' plus 行 'to go, to be acceptable' (a pictograph of a crossroads). Together 不行 means 'won't do', 'not okay', or 'cannot'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不 (not) + 行 (crossroads, pictograph)
Stroke order
不
行
Examples
，。
That won't do, can't be like this.
。
This is not okay.
，。
No, I don't agree.
。
Things cannot go on like this.
，。
Not today, let us talk tomorrow.
不行 (bù xíng) means won't do, not okay, cannot. It is used as a other in everyday Mandarin speech.
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