不住

Chinese

not; no
 
to live; to dwell; to reside
to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
simp. and trad.
(不住)
不 住

Pronunciation


Adverb

不住

  1. incessantly; without end; nonstop
  2. fail to (placed after a verb in order to indicate that the objective of an action was not accomplished)
    我真的擔心他會承受不住的。 [MSC, trad.]
    我真的担心他会承受不住的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhēn de dānxīn tā huì chéngshòu bùzhù de. [Pinyin]
    I'm really worried that he won't be able to endure (this).

Synonyms

  • (incessantly): 不止 (bùzhǐ)
  • (fail to): (Cantonese) 唔住

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “fail to”): 得住 (dézhù)

Derived terms

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