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Chinese
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not; no
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
simp. and trad.
(不上)
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不
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上
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Pronunciation
Verb
不上
- to not go up; to not ascend
- (verbal complement) unable to
- 趕不上／赶不上 ― gǎn bùshàng ― unable to catch up with
- 比不上 ― bǐ bùshàng ― incomparable
Usage notes
When placed behind a verb, 不上 has a meaning of "unable to achieve" + verb. The opposite to 不上 would be 得上 ("able to" + verb).
Derived terms