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靠不住

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Collocation

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轻率做事的人是靠不住的
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小道消息靠不住
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大概靠不住
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肯定靠不住
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靠不住的酒肉朋友

Definition

靠不住

Literally means:

unreliable

Actually means:

靠, reliable or trustworthy.

This phrase describes someone or something that is unreliable and doesnot deserve trust. As apposed to 靠得住.

靠,信得过。

靠不住,指人或事物不可靠,或不可信任。与“靠得住”相对。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
Zhèzhǒng
这种
huò
货币
yuèláiyuè
越来越
kàobuzhù
靠不住
le
  
,
men
我们
háishi
还是
gǎiyòng
改用
rénmín
人民币
jiésuàn
结算
  

This kind of currency is becoming more and more unreliable, let's settle in RMB between them.

2
zhège
这个
rén
shì
kàobuzhù
靠不住
de
  
,
yào
不要
ràng
guǎn
cái
财务
  

He can't be trusted, you don't let him take care of his finances.

3
de
péngyou
朋友
suīrán
虽然
hěnduō
很多
  
,
dàn
fen
大部分
dōu
shì
kàobuzhù
靠不住
de
jiǔròupéngyou
酒肉朋友
  

Although his friends are many, but most of them are unreliable wine friends.

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