How to Say ‘Also not possible’ in Traditional Chinese
也不行
yě bù xíng
[yeh boo-shing]
💬 Usage Tip: [也] means "also" or "either" depending on context, so [也不行] means "that also won't work" or "that won't work either." It's useful when one option has already failed.
Phrase Breakdown
也
yě
[yeh]
also; too
Adds another similar idea, meaning 'also' or 'too'.
刷卡也不行，只能付現金。
Card payment also doesn’t work; you can only pay cash.
不行
bù xíng
[boo-shing]
not okay; not possible
Says that something is not allowed, not workable, or unavailable.
用悠遊卡不行，用信用卡也不行。
Using an EasyCard doesn’t work, and using a credit card also doesn’t work.
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