gòu​bu​zháo

to be unable to reach

  1. to reach
    to reach for something by stretching out one's hand or body
  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. zháo particle
    [result]
    Used after a verb to show that an action was successful or reached its goal; meaning "hitting the mark".