fàng​bu​xià

to be unable to let go

fàng​bu​xià to be unable to let go

  1. to leave aside
    to lay aside; to shelve; to postpone
  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. xia particle
    [downward/result]
    used after a verb to indicate downward movement, the completion of an action, or the fixing of a state

fàng​bu​xià to have no room

  1. to put
    to put; to place; to lay down; to put in or add (an ingredient)
  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. xia particle
    [capacity]
    used after a verb with de or to indicate having or lacking the capacity to contain something