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不通

bùtōng
verbHSK 6

“To be obstructed” in Chinese is 不通 (bùtōng).

Meaning

  • to be obstructed
  • to be blocked up
  • to be impassable
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  • to make no sense
  • to be illogical

Example

计划行不通。

The plan isn't workable.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 不同 (bù tóng, different)