绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。

The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 绳子 shéngzi cord; string; rope

classifier: 條
2 不够 bùgòu
  1. not enough
  2. insufficient
  3. inadequate
3 牢固 láogù
  1. firm
  2. secure
=4 撑 chēng
  1. to support
  2. to prop up
  3. to push or move with a pole
  4. to maintain
  5. to open or unfurl
  6. to fill to bursting point
  7. brace
  8. stay
  9. support
=4 撑 chéng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 䠆 /𫏃 (cháng, “to kneel and make obeisance”)
  2. alternative form of 䠆 /𫏃 (cháng, “to kneel and make obeisance”)
5 不住 bùzhù
  1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)
  2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
6 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)