顾不了 (gù bú) — cannot take care of; have to disregard; be unable to attend to
Definition
A resultative form: 顾 (take care of / attend to) plus the negative potential complement 了, meaning 'cannot attend to / have to disregard'. Often appears as an apology or an admission of being overwhelmed.
verb
cannot take care ofhave to disregardbe unable to attend to
Examples
- ，顾不了。Wǒ tài máng le, gù bú nà me duō shì le.I'm too busy — I can't take care of so many things.
- 顾不了，。Tā gù bú zì jǐ de jiàn kāng, tiān tiān áo yè gōng zuò.He has to disregard his own health, staying up late working every day.
- ，顾不了，。Duì bu qǐ, gù bú nǐ le, wǒ dé xiān zǒu.Sorry, I can't look after you — I have to go first.
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