说不上来 shuōbushànglái unable to say Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 说 說 shuō verb to say to say; to speak; to talk; to express in words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上来 上來 shànglai particle [successful completion] Used after a verb to indicate the successful completion of an action, especially in the context of being able to respond or capture something (often used in the potential form with 得 de or 不 bu)
