lí​bu​kāi HSK4

cannot do without

lí​bu​kāi cannot do without

  1. verbparticle
    without
    to be without; to lack; to be independent of
  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. kāi particle
    [away/open]
    (directional result) used after a verb to indicate moving away, spreading out, or making room, meaning "away" or "off"

lí​bu​kāi unable to leave

  1. to leave
    to leave; to depart; to part from one another
  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. kāi particle
    [away/open]
    (directional result) used after a verb to indicate moving away, spreading out, or making room, meaning "away" or "off"