看不下去

kànbuxiàqù
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 can't bear to watch any longer
  2. 2 can't stand to see (sth go on)
  3. 3 fed up with watching

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè bù jù tài wúliáo le, wǒ shízài kànbuxiàqù.
This show is so boring I genuinely can't keep watching.
HSK 7-9
Tāmen qīfu nàge xiǎohái, wǒ kànbuxiàqù jiù chōng guòqù le.
They were bullying the kid - I couldn't stand it and rushed over.

Tips

grammar
Negative potential complement: V不下去 means "unable to continue V-ing". Compare 吃不下去 (can't keep eating), 读不下去 (can't get through reading). The positive form 看得下去 exists but is rarer - the pattern almost always appears negatively.

Stroke Order

kàn
xià