行不通 xíngbutōng won't work Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 行 xíng adjectiveverb all right all right; OK; capable; competent不 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 得 de potential construction通 tōng verbparticle to lead to to go through; to lead to a place