Today’s word of the day is 不起 (bù qǐ) [REPEAT] which means ‘cannot afford to'. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 不起 (bù qǐ).
瞧不起 (qiáo bu qǐ) To look down on
The first word is 瞧不起 (qiáo bù qǐ) which means ‘to look down on’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 她很可怜，常被人瞧不起。(Tā hěn kělián, cháng bèi rén qiáobùqǐ.) She is pitiful, often getting looked down upon by people.
输不起 (shū bù qǐ) Sore loser
Another word we can create with 不起 (bù qǐ) is 输不起 (shū bù qǐ). This means ‘sore loser’. 输 means ‘to lose'. A way of using it in a sentence is 他是一个输不起的人。(Tā shì yīgè shū bù qǐ de rén.) He is a sore loser.
惹不起 (rě bù qǐ) Cannot afford to offend
Finally, we can create the word 惹不起 (rě bù qǐ) which means ‘cannot afford to offend’. A way of using it in a sentence is 她是老板，你惹不起她。(Tā shì lǎobǎn, nǐ rě bù qǐ tā.) She is the boss, you cannot afford to offend her.