How to Say ‘Can it hold it or not’ in Traditional Chinese
裝不裝得下
zhuāng bù zhuāng dé xià
[zhuāng bù zhuāng de xià]
💬 Usage Tip: 裝得下 means "can fit it in". Saying the first syllable both positive and negative, 裝不裝, turns it into a yes-or-no question. The same pattern gives 吃不吃得完 "can you finish it or not".
Phrase Breakdown
裝
zhuāng
[zhuāng]
to hold; to fill; to put in
Verb meaning to contain or put something into a container.
請幫我把咖啡裝在杯子裡。
Please put the coffee in the cup for me.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
裝
zhuāng
[zhuāng]
to hold; to fill
Repeated verb in a yes-no question pattern (V不V).
這個袋子裝得下嗎？
Can this bag hold it?
得
dé
[de]
can (potential complement)
Placed between verb and result to show possibility.
你看得懂嗎？
Can you understand it?
下
xià
[xià]
down; in (complement of capacity)
After a verb with 得, shows there is enough room to fit something.
這個杯子裝得下大杯。
This cup can fit a large.
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