惹不起 rě bu qǐ

can't afford to offend; dare not provoke

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 40702nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. can't afford to offend
  2. 2. dare not provoke
  3. 3. difficult to deal with
  4. 4. insufferable

Characters

Character Meaning
惹 rě HSK 6
to provoke; to cause (problems); to attract (troubles)
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start