Chinese

不行

/pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
unacceptable; out of the question; won't do
  • HSK 2

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Lineage

  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese行 “to walk”
    • componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
    • componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”

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