吃得住 chīdezhù bear Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chīdezhù bear 吃 chī to penetrate (of a ship) to have a certain draft; (of a tool) to cut into a surface or material得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"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 somethingchīdezhù to be able to control 吃 chī to understand to grasp; to understand thoroughly; to be sure of得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"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 somethingchīdezhù withstand 吃 chī verb to suffer to suffer; to incur; to bear a burden or experience a negative state like a shock or defeat得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"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 something