靠不住 (kào bu zhù) — unreliable; undependable; not to be trusted

Definition

Colloquial adjective meaning 'unreliable, can't be trusted' (people, things, promises). It is the opposite of 可靠; the informal opposite of 可靠.

adjective
unreliableundependablenot to be trusted

Beispiele

  • 靠不住
    Zhè ge rén shuō dà huà, kào bu zhù de.
    This person talks big — he's unreliable.
  • 靠不住
    Nà tái jiù diàn nǎo lǎo shì sǐ jī, shí zài kào bu zhù.
    That old computer keeps crashing — it's really undependable.
  • 靠不住
    Tā de chéng nuò cóng lái dōu kào bu zhù, bié dàng zhēn.
    His promises have never been reliable — don't take them seriously.
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