chā​bu​shàng​shǒu

unable to intervene

  1. chā nounverb
    to interpose
    to interpose; to interrupt; to join or participate in the middle of an ongoing activity or sequence
  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. shàng particleverb
    to go up
    to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place
  4. hand
    the part of the arm from the wrist down, including the palm and fingers