WordTaiwan frequency #13,541
行不通
ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
“to be impossible to carry out; to not work; to be unfeasible; to get nowhere”
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行
ㄒㄧㄥˊ
To walk, go, travel, move; to do, perform, capable; behavior, conduct; a line, row; a trade, profession; a business firm; a measure word for rows or lines.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
通
ㄊㄨㄥ
To go through; to connect or communicate; to be open or clear; to know well; expert; common; fluent; smooth; classifier for letters or calls.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 進行ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊto proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; to carry out; to conduct; to advance
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 行為ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋaction; conduct; behavior; activity; outward actions based on personal will
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 行動ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋaction; operation; a course of conduct; to move about; mobile; to take action toward a goal
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 通過ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via