顾不上

顧不上

gùbushàng

verb HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 to be too busy to attend to
2 unable to look after

Characters

to attend to; to care for

up; to reach (complement)

Examples

HSK 2

工作太忙，顾不上照顾孩子。

Gōngzuò tài máng, gùbushàng zhàogù háizi.

Work is too busy; I can't look after the kids.

HSK 4

他连自己都顾不上，怎么帮别人？

Tā lián zìjǐ dōu gùbushàng, zěnme bāng biérén?

He can't even take care of himself, how can he help others?

Tips

grammar

顾不上 follows the potential complement pattern: 顾得上 (able to attend to) / 顾不上 (unable to attend to).

Stroke Order

顾 gù

不 bù

上 shàng