created sense approved 拿不住 · nábuzhù · cannot hold firmly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拿不住
nábuzhù
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 approved 拿不住 · nábuzhù · cannot keep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拿不住
nábuzhù
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