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想不起来 Pronunciation and Pinyin

想不起来 Usage and Examples

can't remember

can't recall

slip my mind

draw a blank

我正要说到它,可是想不起来了。

I was going to mention it, but it slipped my mind.

她想不起来曾在哪里见过他。

She couldn't call to mind where she had seen him before.

The characters in 想不起来

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
想
xiǎng13think, miss, want
不
bù4not
起
qǐ10to rise, start, or begin
来
lái7to come

More words starting with 想

  • xiǎng想yi一xiǎng想Think about it, Have a think
  • xiǎng想bù不chū出can't think of, can't come up with
  • xiǎng想bù不chū出lái来Can't think of anything, Can't come up with it
  • xiǎng想bú不dào到unexpected
  • xiǎng想bù不kāi开take things too hard, brood over something
  • xiǎng想bù不míng明bai白Can't understand, Can't figure it out
  • xiǎng想bù不qīng清chu楚Can't think clearly, Confused
  • xiǎng想bu不tōng通de的incomprehensible, puzzling
  • xiǎng想gè个think of one, come up with one
  • xiáng想mǎi买shén什me么jiù就mǎi买shén什me么Buy whatever you want, Get anything you like
  • xiáng想mǎi买de的Desired items, Things to buy
  • xiǎng想le了thought, considered

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Questions about 想不起来

What does 想不起来 mean in Chinese?

想不起来 (xiǎng bù qǐ lái) means “can't remember, can't recall, slip my mind, draw a blank”.

How do you pronounce 想不起来?

想不起来 is pronounced xiǎng bù qǐ lái in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “can't remember” in Chinese?

“can't remember” is 想不起来 (xiǎng bù qǐ lái) in Chinese.

How is 想不起来 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 想不起来, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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