Meaning of 保不住
保不住 means cannot keep; cannot maintain; to be unable to hold on to; hard to say; might; likely; possibly. Pronounced bǎo bu zhù.
- cannot keep; cannot maintain; to be unable to hold on to
- hard to say; might; likely; possibly
Definitions & Examples
Yǐ以
qián前
yào要
shì是
yù遇
dào到
zhè这
yàng样
de的
dà大
hàn旱
，
zhè这
kuài块
dì地
de的
shōu收
cheng成
jiù就
bǎo保
bu不
zhù住
le了
。
In the past, if we encountered such a severe drought, the harvest from this field would be lost.
Gōng公
sī司
xiào效
yì益
bù不
hǎo好
，
tā他
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
de的
wèi位
zhì置
kǒng恐
pà怕
bǎo保
bu不
zhù住
le了
。
With the company's poor performance, his position as general manager probably cannot be kept.
Mì秘
mì密
yī一
dàn旦
xiè泄
lòu露
，
jiù就
zài再
yě也
bǎo保
bu不
zhù住
le了
。
Once a secret is leaked, it can no longer be kept.