to be unable to bear; cannot stand; unbearable

serious; alarming; usually used in the negative or in questions to mean that something is not a big deal

cannot do without or be missing; essential

To be unable to avoid or escape something; inevitable.

To require or use less than a certain amount; not to exhaust or finish using something.

to settle a matter by leaving it unresolved; to let a problem end up with no definite result or action; to leave a difficult situation as-yet-unfinished task aside and simply ignore it

to be unable to manage or care for; to have no control over

Unable to forget; will not or cannot forget.

Not be anything serious; not be very impressive; not count as anything.

Literally "to carry away leftovers from a meal that you cannot finish eating"; figuratively used as a warning or threat that someone will have to take responsibility for the serious trouble they have caused. caused

To be in an embarrassing position where one cannot back down with grace or resolve a situation; to be unable to extricate oneself from a predicament.

literally meaning a dog cannot stop himself from eating excrement; used to describe a person who is stuck in their ways or unable to change their deep-seated bad habits

to leave a matter unfinished; an unresolved or unsettled matter

cannot be counted or regarded as; does not amount to anything or is of no account

(proverb) a slow remedy cannot help an urgent need

unlikely to be successful; will not amount to anything significant

water from a distance cannot put out a fire nearby; used to describe a slow remedy that fails to address an urgent or immediate emergency

(idiom) a rabbit's tail cannot grow long; used to describe someone or something whose power or influence is about to end, or whose days are numbered

To be unable to do without something; equivalent to [[少不了|少不了|shao3 bu5 liao3]]

Literal meaning "the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him"; you can hide or run away for now, but you will have to return eventually and be caught or held responsible

The monk can run away but the temple stays behind; used to mean that even if someone flees, they have roots or property left behind that will eventually lead to them being caught or held accountable.

The monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him; used to mean that someone can hide or flee for a while, but they cannot escape their responsibilities or avoid being caught in the end because their home or place of work is known.

the monk can run away but the temple cannot; literal sense meaning that even if an individual flees, they can still be tracked down through their affiliations or home base

unable to escape or hide; inescapable

Cannot physically pass through, cross over, or get across a barrier

in a short time; soon

unlikely to go wrong; used to express that something is certain or without a doubt

unfit for display in public or polite society; shameful or of poor quality; better kept secret or under the table

Unable to prevent something from happening; cannot frustrate a plan or action.

to not understand; to be unfamiliar with; to lack knowledge or awareness of

not much better than something else; just as bad; little improvement over the alternative

to not have enough room or space to house people

cannot arrive at or reach a certain place or destination

To be unable to move, often due to physical restriction, injury, or lack of space

to be unable to go or attend

To be unable to finish eating because the quantity of food is too large

to face serious consequences; to be forced to take responsibility for a problem when things go wrong; often used as a threat to warn someone not to go too far

cannot improve or recover from an illness; cannot be fixed

To be unable to serve as or be qualified for a certain role; cannot be used for a specific purpose.

(idiom) impatient people cannot eat hot tofu; used to advise that one must be patient because rushing will ruin the result

To be unable to take, hold, or lift something; too heavy or large to carry.

To be unlikely to die; to be non-fatal, as with an illness or injury.

cannot compare with; to be no match for

to be unable to live; to be unlikely to survive or stay alive

to be too busy or tied down by something to leave

To be unable to solve, resolve, or settle a problem or situation.

the monk may run away, but the temple cannot; to be unable to escape because one's base or belongings are known

cannot run away; unlikely to escape