吃不上 chī bu shàng

unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. unable to get anything to eat
  2. 2. to miss a meal

Characters

Character Meaning
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above