不开

can’t open, get away, or otherwise achieve the action, not open or start (something)

→ 不

phrase Common #4,270

can’t open, get away, or otherwise achieve the action Used after a verb to say that the action or its result is impossible, such as being unable to dodge or get free.

CH: 就算他不是，我也躲不开那些子弹啊！

EN: Even if it wasn’t him, I still couldn’t dodge those bullets!

我弄不开，

I can't get it open.

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

现在找不开没关系

It’s okay if you can’t find it right now.

— A Sun (2019)

就算他不是，我也躲不开那些子弹啊！

Even if it wasn't him, I wouldn't have been able to dodge those bullets!

— 怒火青春 (1995)

露莎有病需要人日夜照顾我丢不开她，对不起

Rosa is sick and needs someone to care for her day and night. I can't leave her. I'm sorry.

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

你在这放不开

You can’t relax here.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

这下你再也推不开我

Now you’ll never be able to push me away again.

— 白蛇：缘起 (2019)

眼也睁不开

I can’t even keep my eyes open.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

恶魔让你睁不开眼

The demon is keeping you from opening your eyes.

— 女巫 (2016)

我一直闪不开他的脚

I can never get out of the way of his foot.

— 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

我不是忙不开吗

Wasn't I just too busy?

— 世界 (2004)

phrase Rare #22,895

not open or start (something) The exact action depends on what 开 refers to in context.

CH: 这扇门我不开。

EN: I won’t open this door.

不开了

I'm not opening it.

— 回归 (2006)

不开？

Not turning it on?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

像这种不算紧急的任务，我们通常都不开。

For tasks like this that aren't urgent, we usually don't open them.

— 死亡录像 (2007)

我不开

I won’t turn it on.

— 印度往事 (2001)

布凡，我不开，他们会宰了我

Bufan, if I don’t open it, they’ll kill me.

— 印度往事 (2001)

我们说好不开卢西拉的玩笑的

We agreed not to make jokes about Lucilla.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)