bù​kè

to be unable to

  • created sense approved 不克 · bù​kè · to be unable to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不克

    bù​kè

    to be unable to

    (literary) to be unable to perform an action or achieve a desired outcome; cannot

    bú​kè

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 克 (literal) → 克 · kè · to be able to

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 不克 · bù​kè · to fail to win — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不克

    bù​kè

    to fail to win

    to be unable to conquer or overcome; to fail to defeat an opponent

    bú​kè

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 克 (literal) → 克 · kè · to overcome

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense