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靠不住
kào​bu​zhù

unreliable

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 靠 kào verb
    to trust
    to trust; to be reliable; to be trustworthy
  2. 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
  3. 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
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