顾不得 (gù bu de) — cannot spare time to attend to; have no choice but to disregard
Definition
顾不得 means being too rushed or pressured to attend to something else — you can't spare the time or attention for it. It's stronger than 顾不上, which just means 'can't get around to it'; 顾不得 adds a sense of urgency or necessity to disregard.
verb
cannot spare time to attend tohave no choice but to disregard
Examples
- 顾不得。Tā máng dé lián chī fàn dōu gù bu de le.He was so busy he couldn't even spare time to eat.
- 顾不得。Dì zhèn shí rén men gù bu de shōu shi xíng li jiù pǎo chū qù le.During the earthquake, people didn't have time to pack — they just ran out.
- ，顾不得。Wèi le zhǔn shí gǎn dào jī chǎng, wǒ gù bu de tiān qì hǎo bu hǎo le.To get to the airport on time, I had to forget about whether the weather was good or not.
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