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靠不住

kào bu zhù

3-character word

What 靠不住 means

1. unreliable

The characters in 靠不住

• 靠kàoto lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…

Example sentences

• 这个人靠不住的。
  Zhège rén kàobuzhù de.
  This man is not reliable.
• 我就只告诉你，他靠不住。
  Wǒ jiù zhǐ gàosu nǐ, tā kàobuzhù.
  Between you and me, he cannot be relied upon.
• 她说理的主线引人注目，但从根本上是靠不住的。
  Tā shuōlǐ de zhǔxiàn yǐnrénzhùmù, dàn cóng gēnběn shàng shì kàobuzhù de.
  Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.