行不通 xíng bu tōng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ haang4 bat1 tung1
- won't work
- will get (you) nowhere
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行
- 一行 yī xíng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 hang4 party
- 不行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 hang4 won't do
- 并行 並行 bìng xíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bing3 hang4 to proceed in parallel
- 内行 內行 nèi háng ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ noi6 hong4 expert
- 出行 chū xíng ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ceot1 hang4 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
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- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 同行 tóng háng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ tung4 hang4 person of the same profession
- 品行 pǐn xíng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ban2 hang6 behavior
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zap1 hang4 to implement
- 外行 wài háng ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ngoi6 hong4 layman
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 平行 píng xíng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ping4 hang4 parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
- 强行 強行 qiáng xíng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ koeng5 hang4 to do sth by force
- 推行 tuī xíng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ teoi1 hang4 to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc)
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 旅行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi5 hang4 to travel
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 流行 liú xíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lau4 hang4 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
通
- 不通 bù tōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bat1 tung1 to be obstructed
- 交通 jiāo tōng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ gaau1 tung1 to be connected
- 卡通 kǎ tōng ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ kaa1 tung1 cartoon (loanword)
- 打通 dǎ tōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ daa2 tung1 to open access
- 接通 jiē tōng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄨㄥ zip3 tung1 to connect
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- 拨通 撥通 bō tōng ㄅㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ but6 tung1 to get through to sb on the phone
- 普通 pǔ tōng ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ pou2 tung1 common
- 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄥ coeng3 tung1 unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
- 流通 liú tōng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥ lau4 tung1 to circulate; to distribute
- 沟通 溝通 gōu tōng ㄍㄡ ㄊㄨㄥ kau1 tung1 to join; to connect; to link up
- 疏通 shū tōng ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ so1 tung1 to unblock
- 相通 xiāng tōng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥ soeng1 tung1 interlinked
- 精通 jīng tōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ zing1 tung1 to be proficient in
- 变通 變通 biàn tōng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bin3 tung1 pragmatic
- 贯通 貫通 guàn tōng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gun3 tung1 to link up
- 通俗 tōng sú ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ tung1 zuk6 common
- 通信 tōng xìn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tung1 seon3 to correspond (by letter, email etc)
- 通告 tōng gào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ tung1 gou3 to announce; to give notice
- 通报 通報 tōng bào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˋ tung1 bou3 to inform
- 通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 all night
Idioms with these characters
- 不虚此行 不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 heoi1 ci2 hang4 (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
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- 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun3 zyun1 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 风行一时 風行一時 fēng xíng yī shí ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ fung1 hang4 jat1 si4 (idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 功完行满 功完行滿 gōng wán xíng mǎn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄢˇ gung1 jyun4 hang4 mun5 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
- 规行矩步 規行矩步 guī xíng jǔ bù ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ kwai1 hang4 geoi2 bou6 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1 to not fully understand (idiom)
- 博识多通 博識多通 bó shí duō tōng ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ bok3 sik1 do1 tung1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
- 串通一气 串通一氣 chuàn tōng yī qì ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄑㄧˋ cyun3 tung1 jat1 hei3 to act in collusion (idiom)
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- 狗屁不通 gǒu pì bù tōng ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1 (idiom) (of writing, speech etc) incoherent; nonsensical
- 官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ gun1 wan6 hang1 tung1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
- 互通有无 互通有無 hù tōng yǒu wú ㄏㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨˊ wu6 tung1 jau5 mou4 (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back
- 弄懂弄通 nòng dǒng nòng tōng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
- 钱可通神 錢可通神 qián kě tōng shén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄕㄣˊ cin4 ho2 tung1 san4 with money, you can do anything (idiom)
- 融会贯通 融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ jung4 wui6 gun3 tung1 (idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
- 神通广大 神通廣大 shén tōng guǎng dà ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ san4 tung1 gwong2 daai6 (idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities
Example sentences
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计划 計劃 行不通 。
The plan isn't workable.
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问题 問題 是 行不通 ！
The problem is that it wouldn’t work!
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我 怕 它 是 行不通 的 。
I'm afraid it won't work.
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再 那样 那樣 做 就 行不通 了 。
It's no longer possible to do that.
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我们 我們 都 认为 認為 你 的 想法 是 行不通 的 。
We all consider your idea to be impractical.
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