chī​bu​liǎo

cannot finish eating

chī​bu​liǎo cannot finish eating · cannot 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. liǎo particle
    [possibility]
    Used in potential resultative constructions after a verb and de or to indicate whether an action is possible.

chī​bu​liǎo unable to bear

  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. liǎo particle
    [possibility]
    Used in potential resultative constructions after a verb and de or to indicate whether an action is possible.