顾不上

顧不上

gùbushàng

verb HSK 7

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

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.

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