不成
bù chéng
Meaning
- won't do
- unable to
- can that be?
Example sentences
汤姆说他做不成我们要他做的事。
湯姆說他做不成我們要他做的事。
tāng mǔ shuō tā zuò bù chéng wǒ men yào tā zuò de shì。
Tom said he couldn't do what we wanted him to do.
钱不是万能的，但是没有钱什么都干不成。
錢不是萬能的，但是沒有錢什麼都幹不成。
qián bú shì wàn néng de， dàn shì méi yǒu qián shén me dōu gàn bù chéng。
Money isn't everything, but you can't do anything without it.
偷鸡不成蚀把米。
偷雞不成蝕把米。
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ。
He tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead.