Topic: Chinese

"不行！"

Translation:No way!

December 21, 2017

16 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/leocck

    Shouldn't "impossible" be accepted?

    January 31, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/PatrickTrentin88

      Impossible is 不可能

      July 15, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/LordRandomness

        Well, it translates more into "No", and impossible is a little too strong for this i think

        June 7, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/didi_htog

          Are there any notable differences (such as in context) between "不行" and "没门" ?

          December 25, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/Cinnamon5230
          • 85

          The second one is closer to "no way", and much more informal.

          January 1, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/Mr.rM
          • 1506

          And the latter is as impolite as “no way”.

          January 11, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/comadrejaweasel

            any sentence in context with "不行"?

            December 21, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/Andrew-Lin

              For example, when a child asks his mother "我可以出去玩吗？May I go out to play?" Then the mom may reply "不行！" if the child hasn't finish his homework.
              This is a simple way to refuse some one, direct (or maybe impolite) but not rude.

              January 20, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/Reuben394879

                "Its not okay" was accepted.

                February 22, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Jiang373724

                  I believe 'cannot' is acceptable as an answer. For example someone asked to borrow something. An answer like 'cannot' should be acceptable

                  March 28, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/sagitta145

                    Should "It's not allowed!" be accepted?

                    May 14, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/RezaAbdulA3

                      Any Indonesian? I kind of relate this phrase to "pusing". Lol

                      May 1, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Jamil_Paul
                      Plus
                      • 71

                      There's an exclamation mark . So it's rude and childish as no way.

                      June 1, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/whiskers3

                        What about "not possible"?

                        July 1, 2018
                        https://www.duolingo.com/dylai86

                          This actually means in Chinese "No you can not"

                          July 10, 2018
                          https://www.duolingo.com/michaelcscott

                            Is it impossible for 不行 to be used in a way that would mean "Not right"?

                            September 6, 2018
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