mǎi​bu​qǐ HSK7

cannot afford

买不起 (買不起) mǎi​bu​qǐ
cannot afford verb
unable to purchase something because of its high cost or a lack of money

跑车买不起

zhè liàng pǎo​chē tài guì le, mǎi​bu​qǐ.

This sports car is too expensive; I can't afford it.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.61 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
5.57 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT