不行 (bù xíng) — won't do; not work; not acceptable; not capable; not good at; (after 得) extremely, awfully
Definition
After 得 (得…不行), 不行 means 'extremely' — same construction as 不亦乐乎, but 不行 is the everyday, HSK 3 way to say it. As a verb/adjective, it means 'won't do, not acceptable, not good at'.
won't donot worknot acceptablenot capablenot good at(after 得) extremelyawfully
Examples
- 不行。Zhè ge bàn fǎ bù xíng.This method won't work.
- 不行，。Tā zuò fàn bù xíng, zǒng shì hěn nán chī.He's no good at cooking; it's always terrible.
- 不行，。Wǒ máng dé bù xíng, jīn tiān méi shí jiān chū qù.I'm extremely busy; I have no time to go out today.
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