不住

repeatedly / continuously / constantly / unable to (resist, conceal etc)

(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly; continuously; constantly

Characters and words in 不住

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

zhù = zhu + Ø4

to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

住 = 主 + 亻 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu), Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and the Lord (主) are all living (住) together in a flat share in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

Words with 不住

unreliable

can't help it / can't bear it

to be unable to bear

ill-founded / groundless

(coll.) unable to withstand / cannot bear / can't stand it / no match for

lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

(Internet slang) can't contain oneself / unable to bear / can't help (doing sth)

can't remember

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization

to lose one's cool / to get impatient / unable to remain calm

Sentences with 不住

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