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不住

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bù zhù

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Definitions

  1. 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)
  2. 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly

Words Containing 不住

忍不住
rěn bu zhù

cannot help

禁不住
jīn bu zhù

can't help it

保不住
bǎo bu zhù

cannot maintain (sth)

刹不住
shā bu zhù

unable to brake (stop)

吃不住
chī bu zhù

to be unable to bear or support

对不住
duì bu zhù

to let sb down

憋不住
biē bu zhù

to be unable to repress sth

戳不住
chuō bu zhù

not up to it; cannot stand the test

舍不得孩子套不住狼
shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)

架不住
jià bu zhù

(coll.) unable to withstand

水浅养不住大鱼
shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)

沉不住气
chén bù zhù qì

to lose one's cool

站不住脚
zhàn bu zhù jiǎo

ill-founded

纸包不住火
zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ

lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

经不住
jīng bu zhù

to be unable to bear

绷不住
bēng bu zhù

(Internet slang) can't contain oneself

记不住
jì bu zhù

can't remember

靠不住
kào bu zhù

unreliable

Child Words of 不住

不
bù

no; not so

住
zhù

to live

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