Chinese Traditional: 買不起
Chinese Simplified: 买不起
Pinyin: mai3 bu4 qi3
Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ
English Meaning: cannot afford

Example Sentences:

我買了一輛中古車,因為買不起新的。
我买了一辆中古车,因为买不起新的。
wo3 mai3 le5 yi1 liang4 zhong1 gu3 che1, yin1 wei4 mai3 bu4 qi3 xin1 de5.
I bought a second-hand car, because I cannot afford a new one.
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Related Words:

 

mǎi

to buy

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不起   不起

bù qǐ

1. cannot get up 2. cannot afford to 3. do not wish to... (in contempt)

Here: cannot afford to

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