不起
Chinese
not; no | to rise; to raise; to get up | ||
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trad. (不起) | 不 | 起 | |
simp. #(不起) | 不 | 起 |
Pronunciation
Particle
不起
- (used after verbs) cannot afford to ...
- 買不起/买不起 ― mǎi bùqǐ ― too expensive to buy
- 玩不起 ― wán bùqǐ ― cannot afford to be played
- 牙醫貴到我都看不起了。 [MSC, trad.]
- Yáyī guì dào wǒ dōu kàn bùqǐ le. [Pinyin]
- Dentists are so expensive that I can't afford to go to visit.
牙医贵到我都看不起了。 [MSC, simp.]- 對不起/对不起 ― duìbùqǐ ― cannot afford to face [the other party] [due to shame] → sorry
- (used after verbs) do not wish to ... (in contempt)
- 看不起 ― kànbùqǐ ― to look down upon
Verb
不起
- (literary) to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)
See also
- (Cantonese) 唔起 (m4 hei2), 唔住 (m4 zyu6)
Derived terms
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