- 行不通 xíngbutōng unworkablewon't work or will get one nowhere; to be unfeasible or impractical
- 一窍不通 yīqiàobùtōng ignorantcompletely ignorant of a subject or skill; lacking any knowledge of something; it's all Greek to one
- 水泄不通 shuǐxièbùtōng impenetrableextremely crowded or congested by people or vehicles, making passage impossible
- 此路不通 cǐlùbùtōng dead endthe physical road or path is blocked and cannot be passed through
- 狗屁不通 gǒupìbùtōng nonsensical(of writing or speech) incoherent, nonsensical, or total rubbish
- 打不通 dǎbutōng cannot get throughcannot get through (on the phone)
- 想不通 xiǎngbutōng cannot acceptunable to reconcile oneself to a situation or get over an emotional setback
- 半通不通 bàntōngbùtōng half-understoodto not fully understand; (of writing) incoherent
- 讲不通 jiǎngbùtōng illogicalit does not make sense
- 说不通 shuōbùtōng makes no senseit does not make sense; to not be able to justify or explain
