买不起 mǎibuqǐ HSK7 cannot afford Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 买 買 mǎi verb to buy to buy; to purchase; to acquire with money; also used for hiring or renting不起 bùqǐ particle cannot afford to Used after a verb to indicate that one lacks the money, status, or ability to perform the action