不行

Chinese

not; no
 
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad.
(不行)		 不 行

Pronunciation

Adjective

不行

  1. unacceptable; out of the question
    老王啊，這可不行！ / 老王啊，这可不行！  ―  Lǎo Wáng a, zhè kě bùxíng!  ―  Old Wang, this won't do!
  2. no good; poor; incapable; incompetent

Verb

不行

  1. (euphemistic) to die
  2. (archaic) to not implement; to not put into practice; to not practice

Synonyms

  • (die):

Adverb

不行

  1. awfully; a lot; terribly
    喜歡得不行 / 喜欢得不行  ―  xǐhuān de bùxíng  ―  to like a lot
    懶得不行 / 懒得不行  ―  lǎn de bùxíng  ―  terribly lazy

Usage notes

When used as an adverb, 不行 must be placed after 得 (de).

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (不行):
  • Japanese: 不 (ふ)行 (こう) (fukō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不 行
ふ
Grade: 4		 こう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

不行 (hiragana ふこう, rōmaji fukō)

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