kàn​bu​chū​lai

cannot tell

kàn​bu​chū​lai cannot tell

  1. to see
    to see; to look at; to watch; to read (silently)
  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. [emergence]
    placed after a verb to show that something has appeared, been identified, or become visible through an action

kàn​bu​chū​lai be unable to see

  1. to see
    to see; to look at; to watch; to read (silently)
  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. [outward movement]
    placed after a verb to show movement from inside to outside towards the speaker