ná​bu​zhù

cannot hold firmly

  • created sense approved 拿不住 · ná​bu​zhù · cannot hold firmly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拿不住

    ná​bu​zhù

    cannot hold firmly

    To be unable to grasp or hold onto something securely with the hands; to be at risk of dropping something

    拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to take 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 拿不住 · ná​bu​zhù · cannot keep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拿不住

    ná​bu​zhù

    cannot keep

    To be unable to control or manage something, such as being unable to save money

    拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to manage 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [ability]

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

    created sense