"Cannot attend to or manage" in Chinese — 顾不上 (gù bu shàng)

顾

不

上

gù bu shàng

cannot attend to or manage

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

Definitions

1cannot attend to or manage

Stroke order

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顾

不

上

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄨˋ

gù

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄅㄨ

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

顾不上

Simplified

顧不上

Traditional

Example sentences

See 顾不上 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

工作太忙，我顾不上照顾孩子。
gōng zuò tài máng， wǒ gù bú shàng zhào gù hái zi。
Work is too busy; I can't manage to look after the kids.

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Related words

不

bù

上

shàng

(bound form) up

顾

gù

to look after

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

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

照顾

zhào gu

to take care of

不但

bù dàn

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

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

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Cannot attend to or manage in Chinese: 顾不上 (gù bu shàng)