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)

Wiktionary

Examples

我抱不起他。

I cannot lift him.

Source: Tatoeba

我想不起來。

I can't remember.

Source: Tatoeba

我請不起律師。

I can't afford a lawyer.

Source: Tatoeba

我付不起這麼多錢。

I can't afford to pay so much.

I cannot afford to pay so much.

Source: Tatoeba

我吃不起这么贵的餐馆。

I can't afford to eat in such an expensive restaurant.

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group

Containing this entry

一病不起 yībìngbùqǐ to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
不起眼 bùqǐyǎn
  1. unremarkable
  2. nothing out of the ordinary
了不起 liǎobuqǐ
  1. amazing
  2. terrific
  3. extraordinary
傷不起 shāngbùqǐ
  1. (slang) it's just the pits!
  2. so unfair!
  3. unbearable
對不起 duìbuqǐ
  1. I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
  2. to let (sb) down; to disappoint
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