说
不
上

To be unable to say or tell in Chinese: 说不上 (shuō bu shàng)

shuō bu shàng

to be unable to say or tell

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 說不上1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be unable to say or tell
  2. 2to not be worth mentioning

Stroke order

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说
不
上

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

˙ㄅㄨ

bu

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

说不上

Simplified

說不上

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我说不上为什么喜欢这首歌。

    wǒ shuō bú shàng wèi shén me xǐ huan zhè shǒu gē。

    I can't quite say why I like this song.

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Related words

不

bù

no

上

shàng

(bound form) up

说

shuō

to speak

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

说话

shuō huà

to speak

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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