跑不了 pǎobuliǎo cannot run away Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 跑 pǎo verb to escape to run away; to escape; to flee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了 liǎo particle [possibility] Used in potential resultative constructions after a verb and 得 de or 不 bù to indicate whether an action is possible.