不住

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Chinese

not; no
to live; to dwell; to reside
to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
 
simp. and trad.
(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)
    真的擔心承受不住 [MSC, trad.]
    真的担心承受不住 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhēn de dānxīn tā huì chéngshòu bùzhù de.
    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