拿不住 nábuzhù cannot hold firmly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents nábuzhù cannot hold firmly 拿 ná verb to take to hold; to seize; to catch; to take in one's hand; to capture不 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 得 de potential construction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 somethingnábuzhù cannot keep 拿 ná verb to manage to hold; to handle; to have control over something, such as power or a final decision不 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 得 de potential construction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
