不上

bùshàng
  1. (verbal complement) unable to
  2. to not go up; to not ascend
  3. unable to

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Examples

我插不上话。

I can't get a word in.

Source: Tatoeba

他总是不上线。

He's never online.

Source: Tatoeba

她已经五天不上学了。

She's been absent from school for five days.

Source: Tatoeba

我们明天下午不上课。

We don't have class tomorrow afternoon.

Source: Tatoeba

我肯定帮不上什麽忙。

I'm sure I won't be of much help.

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=2 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above

Containing this entry

吃不上 chībushàng
  1. unable to get anything to eat
  2. to miss a meal
对不上 duìbùshàng
  1. to disagree
  2. I can't agree with that.
挨不上 āibùshàng
  1. to be irrelevant
  2. to be superfluous
插不上手 chābushàngshǒu to be unable to intervene
数不上 shǔbùshàng not to deserve to be mentioned; not to qualify; below par
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