不住 bùzhù unable to Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents bùzhù unable to 不 bu particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction住 zhù particle [ability] (complement) used with 得 de or 不 bù to indicate the capacity or lack thereof to withstand, hold on, or handle somethingbùzhù constantly 不 bù adverb not Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings住 zhù verbnoun to stop (bound form) to stop; to cease; to halt