How to Say ‘Okay or not?’ in Simplified Chinese
行不行？
xíng bù xíng
[xíng bùxíng]
💬 Usage Tip: Saying a word and then 不 plus the same word makes a yes/no question, with no 吗 needed. The same pattern works elsewhere: 好不好？ "good or not?", 要不要？ "want it or not?"
Phrase Breakdown
行
xíng
[xíng]
okay; fine
Expresses that something is acceptable.
明天也行。
Tomorrow is fine too.
不行
bù xíng
[bùxíng]
not okay; won't do
Expresses refusal or that something isn't acceptable.
今天不去不行。
Not going today won't do.
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