不行

No; that won’t do., won’t work; won’t succeed, can’t; not capable, no good; not satisfactory, not okay

→ 不
phrase Very common #341
No; that won’t do. Used to refuse, reject a request, or say that something is unacceptable. It can sound firm or blunt when said alone.
CH: 这个价钱太高了,不行。
EN: This price is too high—no, that won’t do.

不行,你在这里抽

No, you have to smoke here.

— 起风了 (2013)

不快点回去不行

We have to hurry back.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

不行,还要让清兵卫开价

No, we still need to have Kiyobei name his price.

— 用心棒 (1961)

不行,她给这钱是让我们到美国后,给她买短裤用的。

No, she gave us the money to buy her shorts after we get to the United States.

— 摩托日记 (2004)

不行就是不行

No means no.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

可是不行

But it won't work.

— 不可告人 (2006)

不行,叫你穿衣服就穿衣服

No. When I tell you to get dressed, you get dressed.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

不行的!

No way!

— 小姐 (2016)

明天再说不行?

Can't we talk about it tomorrow?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

我咋回来不行?

Why can't I come back?

— 世界 (2004)

当然不行

Of course not.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

不行,我们不能再从头开始

No, we can't start over again.

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

我就问你你吃啥不行

I was just asking what you wanted to eat—what’s the problem?

— 满江红 (2023)

等我过了…不行

Wait until I get through… No, that won’t work.

— 爱情是狗娘 (2000)

是啊,为什么不行

Yeah, why not?

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

这里不行

It won't work here.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

不行,不准去追她

No, you are not allowed to go after her.

— 起风了 (2013)

暂时不行

Not for now.

— 警察故事 (1985)

这娘儿们回去我非非抽她不行

That bitch—when I get back, I swear I’m gonna slap her.

— 洗澡 (1999)

不行呢,我还得回公司办点事

No, I still need to go back to the office to take care of something.

— 花样年华 (2000)

那个条子想帮他不行,

That cop wants to help him? No way.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

不行,他不回来就不给钱

No, if he doesn't come back, they won't pay him.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

这不行,

This won't work.

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

谁说不行?

Who says it won't work?

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

不行,清醒啊

No, stay awake.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

那不行!

No, that won’t work!

— 色‧戒 (2007)

〝不行!

No!

— 我要复仇 (2002)

不行把你的车拿开!

No, move your car!

— 罗马 (2018)

我不想听到"不行"那两个字

I don’t want to hear the words “no.”

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

不行啦

No way.

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

不行,你心里想死!

No, deep down, you want to die!

— 七武士 (1954)

为什么不行

Why not?

— 西线无战事 (2022)

在我身上爬不行

Don't climb on me.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

不行,这样哥哥会打我

No, my older brother will hit me if I do that.

— 用心棒 (1961)

不行,我必须要走..

No, I have to go...

— 芭萨提的颜色 (2006)

不,不行!

No, that won't work!

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

这个不行

This won't work.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

不行,就当你入股吧

No, just consider it your investment in the business.

— 叶问 (2008)

佛罗多先生,不行

Mr. Frodo, no.

— 指环王2:双塔奇兵 (2002)

不行不行不行

No, no, no.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

不行耶

No, I can't.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

五个不行

Five won’t work.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

当然不行!

Of course not!

你这样不行的

You can't do it like that.

— Suzhou River (2000)

不行,不能让他死

No, we can't let him die.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

不行,我要回家和阿库一起,而你必须留在奶奶家。

No, I want to go home with Aku, and you have to stay at Grandma’s house.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

老妈,不行,会被吸进去的

Mom, no! You'll get sucked in!

— 天空之城 (1986)

不行

No.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

哦,不行。

Oh, no.

这不行,

This won't work.

— 恶魔 (1955)

不行,真的不行

No, really, I can't.

— 密阳 (2007)

不行那我把他带哪儿去?

No, I can't. Where am I supposed to take him, then?

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

不行啦!

No way!

— 海角七号 (2008)

真的不行

It really won't work.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

不行,你要尽量休息

No, you need to get as much rest as possible.

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

为什么不行?

Why not?

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

但是她今天喝酒不行怀宝宝了

But she can't drink alcohol today because she's pregnant.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

不行,这话我不能不接。

No, I can’t just let that slide.

不行…

No...

— 指环王1:护戒使者 (2001)

不行我的鞋

No, my shoes.

— 触不可及 (2011)

有啥不行的

What's wrong with that?

— 控制 (2007)

不行,库梅尔

No, Kumer.

— 大病 (2017)

不行么?

Is that not okay?

— 宝莱坞生死恋 (2002)

“我没说不行,但这个价钱确实不低。”

I’m not saying no, but that price is definitely steep.

老子说,不行

Lao Tzu says, “No way.”

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

不行!

No!

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

马上连你也会一起杀了不行哪

Soon, they'll kill you too. No, that's not okay.

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

比如说等我吃完饭以后不行

For example, would it be okay if I waited until after I finished eating?

— 触不可及 (2011)

我不行…我不能害你失去家人

I can't… I can't be the reason you lose your family.

— 大病 (2017)

我找着之后就给您看不行

I’ll show it to you once I find it, okay?

— 后来的我们 (2018)

在学院里就不行

It’s not allowed at the academy.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

菜头我真的不行我还有车要洗

Caitou, I really can't. I still have a car to wash.

— A Sun (2019)

你这样不行的啦

That won't do, you know.

— 一一 (2000)

不行,不行,不行…

No, no, no…

— 活着 (1994)

不行不不!

No, no, no!

— 母亲 (2009)

是呀,有什么不行,大家商量

Yeah, why not? We can all discuss it together.

— 警察故事 (1985)

就是不行

It just won’t work.

— 这个杀手不太冷 (1994)

不行,会惹上麻烦

No, it'll cause trouble.

— 上帝之城 (2002)

讨价还价,不行。

No haggling.

不行,还不行

No, not yet.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

不行!

No way!

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

抱歉不行

Sorry, I can't.

— 大病 (2017)

有什么不行的?

What's the problem?

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

不行啦,太低了啦

Nah, that's way too low.

— 海角七号 (2008)

你这么轻松干活嘛,不行下次再来

You make it look so easy. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll try again next time.

— 无间道 (2002)

不行,半小时后我还有客人

No, I have another client coming in half an hour.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

不行,阿尔狄娜是我的!

No way, Aldina is mine!

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

那样不行,明白吗

That won't work, understand?

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

他说不行

He said no.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

不行…不行

No... no.

— 巴菲的奇妙命运 (2012)

不行的

No, that won't work.

— 西线无战事 (2022)

我说了不行

I said no.

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

不行,快点

No, hurry up.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

-哦,今晚不行,亲爱的.

Oh, not tonight, darling.

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

中士,今天不行,今早不行

Sergeant, not today. Not this morning.

— 英国病人 (1996)

这儿不行

This won't work here.

— 帝国的毁灭 (2004)

不行!?

No way!?

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

那个不行别碰它

No, don't touch that.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

不行呀

No, that won't work.

— 叶问 (2008)

我不是说不行。

I didn't say no.

不行,为什么?

No, why not?

— 大病 (2017)

不行,杰克

No, Jack.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

说了不行!

I said no!

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

不,这件事不行的

No, that won’t work.

— 警察故事 (1985)

不行我不会游泳

No, I can't. I don't know how to swim.

— 罗马 (2018)

不行,但警察可能会跟你说怎么了,宝贝?

No, but the police might ask you, “What’s wrong, sweetheart?”

— 机械师 (2004)

至少我在场时就不行

At least not when I’m around.

— 豹 (1963)

我想看完新闻不行

I want to finish watching the news, but I can't.

— 我仍在此 (2024)

不行,

No, that won't do.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

不不行

No, that won’t do.

— 釜山行 (2016)

司令部说不行

The headquarters says no.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

不行,双方都争着想雇我

No, both sides are competing to hire me.

— 用心棒 (1961)

汤姆说不行会怎样呢?

What would happen if Tom said no?

不行的.

No, that won't work.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

凭什么不行?

Why not?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

恐怕不行。

I'm afraid not.

这样子不行

This won't work.

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

不行,

No,

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

怎么不行

Why doesn’t it work?

— 月升王国 (2012)

你这样子不行

This won't do.

— 一一 (2000)

你要愿意可以用我的不行

If you're willing, you can use mine. Is that not okay?

— 回归 (2006)

这次不行

Not this time.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

不行呢?

Is that not okay?

— 千与千寻 (2001)

我说不行就是不行

I said no, and that's final.

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

我告诉你,不行

I'm telling you, no.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

不不不不行

No, no, no, no—this won’t do.

— 妈咪 (2014)

不行,主人!

No, Master!

— 指环王2:双塔奇兵 (2002)

给他去个电话,告诉他不行!

Call him and tell him it won’t work!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

这不行

This won't work.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

不行,杰克,不行

No, Jack, no.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

那不行

That won’t work.

— 西线无战事 (2022)

不行我要搬出去

No, I’m moving out.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

我有个地方不赶快去是不行你最好赶快回你的地方去

There’s somewhere I have to get to right away, so you’d better hurry back to your place.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

phrase Common #3,831
won’t work; won’t succeed Used to say that a plan or attempt cannot work or be carried out.
CH: 这个办法不行,我们得换一个。
EN: This approach won’t work; we need to try another one.

但今天实在不行

But today really won’t work.

— 回归 (2006)

今次不行

This time, it won't work.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

不行你能解决吗?

No, can you fix it?

— 海角七号 (2008)

怎么不行呢,只有这个办法

Why not? This is the only way.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

这周不行

This week doesn't work.

— 塔巴德 (2018)

反正今晚不行

Either way, tonight won’t work.

— 为所应为 (1989)

早上不行,晚上来钓

I can't do mornings—come fishing in the evening.

— 蝙蝠 (2009)

没错,不施魔法不行

Exactly. There’s no way around using magic.

— 大病 (2017)

不行我就叫停

If it’s not working, I’ll call it off.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

还是不行

It still doesn't work.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

没有卡罗不行

It won't work without Carlo.

— 浪潮 (2008)

不行,他们还是醒不来

No, they still can't wake up.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

可现在不行

But it’s not possible right now.

— 罗拉快跑 (1998)

不过这里不是缺了谁就不行

But it’s not as though things fall apart if anyone’s missing here.

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

不过没有她不行

But we can't do without her.

— 战争与和平 (1968)

升起防护罩果然不行,

As expected, raising the shield didn't work.

— 星际旅行2:可汗怒吼 (1982)

什么不行

What doesn't work?

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

我觉得这主意不行。

I don't think this is a good idea.

倒也不见得不行…

It might not be impossible…

— 2046 (2004)

这样不行

This won't do.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

可能不行

It might not be possible.

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

肯定不行

Definitely not.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

一个人不行

One person can't do it.

— 黑社会 (2005)

没司机就不行

It won’t work without a driver.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

要是不行

If that doesn't work.

— 印度往事 (2001)

恐怕不行

I'm afraid not.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

明天不行

Tomorrow won't work.

— 釜山行 (2016)

我早说不行

I told you from the start that it wouldn’t work.

— 七武士 (1954)

快点,这样不行

Hurry up. This isn’t going to work.

— 一一 (2000)

这事肯定不行

This definitely won’t work.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

不行,还是不行

No, it still won't work.

— 活着 (1994)

果然我不在就是不行呢

As expected, things just don’t work when I’m not around.

— 入殓师 (2008)

这次恐怕不行喔

I'm afraid it won't work this time.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

结果还是不行

The result still isn’t good enough.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

好像非开车不行

Looks like I’ll have to drive.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

我这里不好…虽然下礼拜要动手术…但一定不行的…心脏…

I’m not doing well... Even though I’m supposed to have surgery next week... it definitely won’t work... My heart...

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

我们光靠自己不行没有人带路就到不了我需要你在我身边

We can't do this on our own. Without someone to show us the way, we won't get there. I need you by my side.

— 指环王3:王者无敌 (2003)

我们可以试一次如果不行

We can try it once, and if it doesn’t work...

— 智利说不 (2012)

phrase Common #4,934
can’t; not capable Used to say someone lacks the ability to do something or cannot manage it.
CH: 不行,我不行,做不到。
EN: I can’t—I’m not capable of doing it.

你没我不行的

You can't do without me.

— 流浪地球 (2019)

说真的我不行

Honestly, I can't do it.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

我不行

I can't.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

你不行

You can't do it.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

我不行,不行

I can't. I can't.

— 恶魔 (1955)

这小子不行

This kid is no good.

— 几近成名 (2000)

我就可以跳,他就不行

I can jump, but he can't.

— 警察故事 (1985)

我觉得我不行

I feel like I can't do this.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

咱们不行!

We can't do this!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

我不行!

I can't do it!

— 爱乐之城 (2016)

我看你不行的!

I don't think you're up to it!

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

我真想……痛快痛快……但我今晚不行啦

I really want to... have some fun... but I can't tonight.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

我不行,但我保证会回来找你

I can't, but I promise I'll come back for you.

— 潘神的迷宫 (2006)

就是说您不行

So you're saying you can't do it.

— 触不可及 (2011)

我…我不行,各位

I... I can't, everyone.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

你不行的

You can't do it.

— 英国病人 (1996)

为什么你不行

Why can't you?

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

我不行。

I can't.

— 八部半 (1963)

没人说你不行

No one said you couldn't do it.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

刚才曾想杀你但果然不行

I wanted to kill you just now, but I knew I couldn't.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

我不行呀

I can't.

— 警察故事 (1985)

我真的不行啦

I really can't do this.

— 天气之子 (2019)

为什么为什么你不行

Why? Why can’t you?

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

特别行动他们永远不行

They’ll never be any good at special operations.

— 精英部队 (2007)

不要呀,我不行

No, please don't! I can't.

— 警察故事 (1985)

她不行

She can't.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

不行,我不行,做不到。

No, I can't. I just can't do it.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

不是他技术不行而是他老了

It’s not that he lacks the skills; he’s just getting old.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

没有他我不行

I can't do it without him.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

我不行!

I can't!

— 死亡录像 (2007)

phrase Uncommon #8,005
no good; not satisfactory Used to say that something is poor in quality or unsuitable.
CH: 你的长裤不行。
EN: Your trousers are no good.

但成绩就是不行

But my grades just aren't good enough.

— 浪潮 (2008)

鲁伯特这个不行

Rupert, this won’t work.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

可乐不行

Coke won't work.

— 预言者 (2009)

这培训这样不行

This training just isn't working.

— 触不可及 (2011)

你不行!

You can't do it!

— 七武士 (1954)

说是不行就赶紧送医院

If they say it won't work, get them to the hospital right away.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

结果完全不行

The result was completely unacceptable.

— 浪潮 (2008)

你说我写的不行,那怎么办?

You say my writing isn’t good enough—so what am I supposed to do?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

这段完全不行

This part is completely unacceptable.

— 天气之子 (2019)

那天我不行。

I can’t make it that day.

但是我还是不行

But I still can't.

— 回归 (2006)

他生意肯定不行

His business must not be doing well.

— 浪潮 (2008)

早说了,这歌词不行嘛

I told you, these lyrics just don’t work.

— 少林足球 (2001)

最近不行

Not lately.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

真是不行

This just won’t do.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

爱说话的男人不行的

Men who talk too much are no good.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

你的长裤不行。

Your pants won’t do.

— 大象 (2003)

phrase Rare #22,491
not okay Can also mean “that won’t work” or “no.” In 行不行, it asks whether something is okay or possible.
CH: 今天下雨,我们不行去公园了。
EN: It’s raining today, so we can’t go to the park.

“差不多”是不行的!

“Close enough” won’t cut it!

— 从海底出击 (1981)

那不行,皇帝怎么能带镜子呢!

No way—how could an emperor carry a mirror!

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

随便编个故事不行吗?

Can't you just make up some story?

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

不行就不行,那么大声干嘛?

If you can't do it, you can't—why are you shouting?

— 海角七号 (2008)