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吃不上
chībushàng
1. unable to get anything to eat
2. to miss a meal
Uncommon • Top 85%

Character Breakdown

吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶

Example Sentences (1)

看来今天吃不上羊肉饺子了。
Kànlái jīntiān chī bú shàng yángròu jiǎozi le.
Looks like we can't have lamb dumplings today.
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
72,068 of 84,292