不起 bùqǐ cannot afford to Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不起 bù//qǐ cannot afford to particle Used after a verb to indicate that one lacks the money, status, or ability to perform the action 我请不起律师。 wǒ qǐng bù qǐ lǜshī. I can't afford a lawyer. 我在东京租不起这样的房子。 wǒ zài dōngjīng zū bù qǐ zhèyàng de fángzi. I can't afford to rent a house like this in Tokyo. to not get up verb + particle To remain lying or sitting down; to be unable to stand up 不用起来，先生们。 bù yòng qǐ lái, xiānsheng men. Don't get up, gentlemen. to not rise adverb + particle to not occur or arise, such as wind, dust, or feelings terminally ill to be bedridden with a serious illness or to pass away from it (often in the phrase 一病不起 yībìngbùqǐ) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Written text 73.7 per million Cross-References Referenced by 负担不起 fùdānbùqǐ受不起 shòubuqǐ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
不起 bù//qǐ cannot afford to particle Used after a verb to indicate that one lacks the money, status, or ability to perform the action 我请不起律师。 wǒ qǐng bù qǐ lǜshī. I can't afford a lawyer. 我在东京租不起这样的房子。 wǒ zài dōngjīng zū bù qǐ zhèyàng de fángzi. I can't afford to rent a house like this in Tokyo. to not get up verb + particle To remain lying or sitting down; to be unable to stand up 不用起来，先生们。 bù yòng qǐ lái, xiānsheng men. Don't get up, gentlemen. to not rise adverb + particle to not occur or arise, such as wind, dust, or feelings terminally ill to be bedridden with a serious illness or to pass away from it (often in the phrase 一病不起 yībìngbùqǐ) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Written text 73.7 per million Cross-References Referenced by 负担不起 fùdānbùqǐ受不起 shòubuqǐ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
