chī​bu​bǎo

cannot get full

chī​bu​bǎo cannot get full

  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. bǎo adjective
    full
    full from eating; satisfied (antonym 饿 è); to have eaten one's fill

chī​bu​bǎo to be under-capacity

  1. to exhaust
    to be a strain; to require a lot of effort or energy
  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. to satisfy
    (bound form) to satisfy; to fill to the brim, as in satisfying a desire or filling one's own pockets through greed