行不通

xíng bu tōng

Dictionary entry

won't work

What does 行不通 mean?

行不通 (xíng bu tōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1won't work

2will get (you) nowhere

Character breakdown

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行xíngokay · all right 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-通tōngto go through · to know well

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How to pronounce 行不通

行不通

xíng bu tōng

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