顶不住 dǐngbuzhù cannot withstand Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 顶 頂 dǐng to cope with to cope with; to handle; to stand up to pressure or responsibility不 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 得 de potential construction住 zhù particle [ability] (complement) used with 得 de or 不 bù to indicate the capacity or lack thereof to withstand, hold on, or handle something