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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

靠不住 [kàobuzhù]
  1. 1. unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; questionable
    他的好朋友原来靠不住
    His best friend proved to be untrustworthy.
    这话靠不住
    This story cannot be relied upon.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

靠不住 [kàobuzhù]
  1. 1. [口] 不可靠;不可信任
    他这消息靠不住
    他是靠不住的人。

Examples

他的好朋友原来靠不住
His best friend proved to be untrustworthy.
他的话靠不住
You can't trust what he says.
老王办事太颟顸,靠不住
靠不住
他是靠不住的人。
老王办事太颟顸,靠不住
他办事没准头,靠不住
an infirm title to property
对财产靠不住的所有权

Word Decomposition


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