靠不住 kào bu zhù ㄎㄠˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ kaau3 bat1 zyu6
- unreliable
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靠
- 依靠 yī kào ㄧ ㄎㄠˋ ji1 kaau3 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
- 可靠 kě kào ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄠˋ ho2 kaau3 reliable
- 靠拢 靠攏 kào lǒng ㄎㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄥˇ kaau3 lung5 to draw close to
- 靠近 kào jìn ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ kaau3 gan6 to be close to
- 信靠 xìn kào ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄠˋ seon3 kaau3 trust
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- 倚靠 yǐ kào ㄧˇ ㄎㄠˋ ji2 kaau3 to lean on
- 停靠 tíng kào ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄠˋ ting4 kaau3 to call at
- 哇靠 wā kào ㄨㄚ ㄎㄠˋ waa1 kaau3 (Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")
- 凭靠 憑靠 píng kào ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄠˋ pang4 kaau3 to use
- 我靠 wǒ kào ㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄠˋ ngo5 kaau3 bosh!
- 投靠 tóu kào ㄊㄡˊ ㄎㄠˋ tau4 kaau3 to rely on help from sb
- 挂靠 掛靠 guà kào ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄠˋ gwaa3 kaau3 to be affiliated with
- 斜靠 xié kào ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄠˋ ce4 kaau3 to recline
- 牢靠 láo kào ㄌㄠˊ ㄎㄠˋ lou4 kaau3 firm and solid
- 紧靠 緊靠 jǐn kào ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄠˋ gan2 kaau3 to be right next to
- 靠北 kào běi ㄎㄠˋ ㄅㄟˇ kaau3 bak1 (Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death")
- 靠垫 靠墊 kào diàn ㄎㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ kaau3 zin3 back cushion
- 靠夭 kào yāo ㄎㄠˋ ㄧㄠ kaau3 jiu2 variant of 靠腰
- 靠山 kào shān ㄎㄠˋ ㄕㄢ kaau3 saan1 patron; backer
- 靠岸 kào àn ㄎㄠˋ ㄢˋ kaau3 ngon6 (of a boat) to reach the shore
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
住
- 住址 zhù zhǐ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓˇ zyu6 zi2 address
- 住宅 zhù zhái ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄞˊ zyu6 zaak2 residence; dwelling; abode
- 住宿 zhù sù ㄓㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ zyu6 suk1 to stay at
- 住户 住戶 zhù hù ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄨˋ zyu6 wu6 household
- 住房 zhù fáng ㄓㄨˋ ㄈㄤˊ zyu6 fong4 housing
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- 住处 住處 zhù chù ㄓㄨˋ ㄔㄨˋ zyu6 cyu3 residence; dwelling
- 住院 zhù yuàn ㄓㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ zyu6 jyun2 to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
- 居住 jū zhù ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ geoi1 zyu6 to reside
- 抓住 zhuā zhù ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˋ zaau2 zyu6 to grab hold of; to capture
- 站住 zhàn zhù ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ zaam6 zyu6 to come to a stop; to halt
- 记住 記住 jì zhu ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄓㄨ gei3 zyu6 to remember
- 原住民 yuán zhù mín ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ jyun4 zyu6 man4 indigenous peoples
- 忍不住 rěn bu zhù ㄖㄣˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ jan2 bat1 zyu6 cannot help
- 禁不住 jīn bu zhù ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ kam1 bat1 zyu6 can't help it
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 不住 bù zhù ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ bat1 zyu6 (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)
- 住区 住區 zhù qū ㄓㄨˋ ㄑㄩ zyu6 keoi1 living area
- 住友 Zhù yǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ zyu6 jau5 Sumitomo, Japanese company
- 住口 zhù kǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ zyu6 hau2 shut up
- 住商 zhù shāng ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄤ zyu6 soeng1 residential and commercial
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 不
- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
Example sentences
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这个 這個 人 靠不住 的 。
This man is not reliable.
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我 就 只 告诉 告訴 你 ， 他 靠不住 。
Between you and me, he cannot be relied upon.
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她 说理 說理 的 主线 主線 引人注目 ， 但 从 從 根本 上 是 靠不住 的 。
Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.
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