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顾不上顧不上 gù bu shàng — cannot attend to or manage

gù (fourth tone, falling) bu (neutral tone) shàng (fourth tone, falling)gu4 bu5 shang4

Traditional: 顧不上

cannot attend to or manage

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
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Meanings

  1. cannot attend to or manage

    cannot attend to or manage

Character breakdown

  • 不
    bù (fourth tone, falling)

    not, no — the general negative, placed before verbs and adjectives

    4 strokesRadical 一
  • 上
    shàng (fourth tone, falling)

    above, upper, on top of; to go up, to get on, to attend; last, previous (上个月)

    3 strokesRadical 一