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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不住

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不住 bù zhù - (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)
- repeatedly; continuously; constantly

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,084 2,609 1,186

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
住 zhù- to live
- to dwell
- to stay
- to reside
- to stop
- (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Other Words Containing 不住

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
忍不住 5 5 4,573 3,617 2,357
靠不住 - - 16,263 28,787 13,756
禁不住 - 8 16,527 15,621 19,548
不住 - - 24,084 2,609 1,186
对不住 - - 25,839 25,317 12,507
经不住 - - 42,270 35,167 25,204
按捺不住 - - 47,701 28,957 32,521