bù​chéng HSK6

[unable to]

bù​chéng [unable to]

  1. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  2. chéng particle
    -ation
    (suffix) used after a verb to indicate the result of an action, such as transformation or perception; -ation

bù​chéng won't do

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. to be OK
    to be all right; to be acceptable; used to show agreement or permission

bù​chéng to fail

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. to succeed
    to succeed; to finish; to be completed

bù​chéng [rhetorical]

  1. particle
    [inquiry]
    Used at the end of a sentence to form a question, similar to ma.
  2. to be OK
    to be all right; to be acceptable; used to show agreement or permission