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吃不上 Pronunciation and Pinyin

吃不上 Usage and Examples

cannot eat

unable to get food

在收获季节,清教徒可能吃不上派或其它甜食。

The pilgrims probably didn't have pies or anything sweet at the harvest feast.

这不仅是关于今天吃不上的饭或更多的社会动乱的问题。

This is not just about meals foregone today or about increasing social unrest.

The characters in 吃不上

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
吃
chī6to eat
不
bú4not
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend

More words starting with 吃

  • chī吃yí一qiàn堑zhǎng长yí一zhì智A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit., Learn from one's mistakes.
  • chī吃yì一diǎn点kuī亏suffer a small loss, take a slight disadvantage
  • chī吃yì一dián点diǎn点kuī亏take a small loss, lose a little
  • chī吃shàng上le了Started eating, Got to eat
  • chī吃xià下qù去de的Eaten, Ingested
  • chī吃bú不shàng上fàn饭cannot afford food, have nothing to eat
  • chī吃bú不xià下lose appetite, have no appetite
  • chī吃bú不xià下fàn饭Lost appetite., Too full to eat.
  • chī吃bù不liǎo了Can't finish it, Can't eat any more
  • chī吃bu不liǎo了dōu兜zhe着zǒu走le了You'll be in big trouble., You'll have to face the music.
  • chī吃bú不zhù住cannot bear, cannot support
  • chī吃bù不zhǔn准to be not sure; to not be certain

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Questions about 吃不上

What does 吃不上 mean in Chinese?

吃不上 (chī bú shàng) means “cannot eat, unable to get food”.

How do you pronounce 吃不上?

吃不上 is pronounced chī bú shàng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “cannot eat” in Chinese?

“cannot eat” is 吃不上 (chī bú shàng) in Chinese.

How is 吃不上 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 吃不上, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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