挡不住 dǎngbuzhù to be unable to stop Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 挡 擋 dǎng verb to block to block; to get in the way of; to obstruct; to resist or keep off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