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不住
bùzhù
1. repeatedly
2. continuously
3. constantly
4. unable to (resist, conceal etc)
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
住
zhù
to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (15)

靠不住
kàobuzhù
unreliable
刹不住
shābuzhù
unable to brake (stop)
吃不住
chībuzhù
to be unable to bear or support
对不住
duìbuzhù
to let sb down
忍不住
rěnbuzhù
cannot help
HSK 5
戳不住
chuōbuzhù
not up to it
禁不住
jīnbuzhù
can't help it
经不住
jīngbuzhù
to be unable to bear
记不住
jìbuzhù
can't remember
保不住
bǎobuzhù
cannot maintain (sth)
架不住
jiàbuzhù
(coll.) unable to withstand
按捺不住
ànnàbuzhù
to be unable to hold back
站不住脚
zhànbuzhùjiǎo
ill-founded
沉不住气
chénbùzhùqì
to lose one's cool
纸包不住火
zhǐbāobùzhùhuǒ
lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

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Word Frequency Rank
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