ná​bu​wěn

unable to hold steady

ná​bu​wěn unable to hold steady

  1. verb
    to take
    to hold; to seize; to catch; to take in one's hand; to capture
  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. wěn adjective
    steady
    firm and stable; not shaking or moving

ná​bu​wěn to be unsure

  1. verb
    to manage
    to hold; to handle; to have control over something, such as power or a final decision
  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. wěn adjective
    dependable
    reliable or sure; certain to happen