chī​bu​xià

unable to eat

chī​bu​xià unable to eat

  1. to eat
    to eat; to chew and swallow; to dine at (a restaurant etc.); also includes consuming liquids such as drinking tea or soup
  2. 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 de potential construction
  3. xia particle
    [capacity]
    used after a verb with de or to indicate having or lacking the capacity to contain something

chī​bu​xià to be unable to handle

  1. to suffer
    to suffer; to incur; to bear a burden or experience a negative state like a shock or defeat
  2. 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 de potential construction
  3. xia particle
    [capacity]
    used after a verb with de or to indicate having or lacking the capacity to contain something