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吃不消
chī​bu​xiāo

to be unable to stand

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 吃 chī verb
    to suffer
    to suffer; to incur; to bear a burden or experience a negative state like a shock or defeat
  2. 不 bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction
  3. 消 xiāo
    to withstand
    (literary) to withstand or bear; to endure