jiě​bu​kāi

to be unable to undo

  1. to untie
    to untie; to undo; to loosen or open a knot, button, or bundle
  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"