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负担不起

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4-character word Traditional 負擔不起

What 负担不起 means

1. cannot afford
2. cannot bear the burden

The characters in 负担不起

• 负fùto bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on
• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up

Example sentences

• 我负担不起。
  I can't afford it.
• 汤姆负担不起。
  Tom can't afford that.
• 我负担不起打网球的费用。
  Wǒ fùdānbuqǐ dǎ wǎngqiú de fèiyòng.
  I can't afford to play tennis.