我請不起律師。

I can't afford a lawyer.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 請 qǐng
  1. to ask
  2. to invite
  3. please (do sth)
  4. to treat (to a meal etc)
  5. to request
=2 請 qīng only used in 請室／请室 (qīngshì)
3 不起 bùqǐ
  1. (literary) to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)
  2. (used after verbs) cannot afford to ...
  3. (used after verbs) do not wish to ... (in contempt)
  4. cannot afford to ...
  5. do not wish to ... (in contempt)
  6. to be unable to get up (e.g. to sickness)
4 律師 lǜshī lawyer