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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Chinese dialogue: Nà nâ xíng a! That’s unacceptable!

Example 1:
A: Wô jiè gêi nî de qián jiù búyòng huán le.
B: Nà nâ xíng a, hâo jiè hâo huán zài jiè bù nán ma.

A: You don’t have to repay the money I lent you.
B: That’s unacceptable. As the saying goes: repay the borrowed money duly and you may borrow again easily.

Example 2:
A: Nîmen xiän huíqù ba, shèngxià de shìqing wô lái zuò ba.
B: Nà nâ xíng a, háishi zánmen yìqî zuò wán zài zôu ba.

A: You go back first, I’ll finish the rest.
B: That’s unacceptable! Let’s finish it together and then go.

This is an expression of disagreement or opposition to someone’s way of saying or doing something. You can also simply say: “不行 (bù xíng)”.

Synonymous Expressions
Nà bù xíng.
Nà zênme xíng a!

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