保不住
bǎo​bu​zhù

cannot maintain

  • created sense approved 保不住 · bǎo​bu​zhù · cannot maintain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    保不住

    bǎo​bu​zhù

    cannot maintain

    unable to keep or protect something; cannot guarantee; unable to hold on to a position or status

    bǎo​bú​zhù, bǎo​bù​zhù

    保 (literal) → 保 · bǎo · to maintain 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [ability]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 保不住 · bǎo​bu​zhù · most likely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    保不住

    bǎo​bu​zhù

    most likely

    more likely than not; probably; hard to say whether it will not happen

    bǎo​bú​zhù, bǎo​bù​zhù

    保 (literal) → 保 · bǎo · to guarantee 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [ability]

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

    created sense