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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

吃不上 [chībushàng]
  1. 1. be unable to get something to eat
    吃不上一顿饱饭
    be unable to get a square meal
    他太可怜了,连一顿饱饭也吃不上
  2. 2. miss a meal
    快走吧,再晚就什么也吃不上了。
    Hurry up, or we'll be too late to get anything to eat.
    你快吃吧,再不吃,就什么也吃不上了。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

吃不上 [chībushàng]
  1. 1. 吃不到
    这酒席你算是吃不上
  2. 2. 没吃的
    那时候家里穷啊,吃不上,穿不上

Examples

那时候家里穷啊,吃不上,穿不上 吃不上

Word Decomposition


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[bù]
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