不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不成
bùchéng
won’t do, not work; no good; used in rhetorical questions
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这样处理不成，既浪费时间，也解决不了根本问题。 Zhèyàng chǔlǐ bùchéng, jì làngfèi shíjiān, yě jiějué bùliǎo gēnběn wèntí. Handling it this way will not work; it wastes time and does not solve the fundamental problem.
- 光靠运气不成，还得自己努力。 Guāng kào yùnqì bùchéng, hái děi zìjǐ nǔlì. Relying on luck alone won't do; you have to work hard yourself too.
- 难道你想一个人去不成？ Nándào nǐ xiǎng yí gè rén qù bùchéng? Surely you don't mean to go on your own?