支付不起 zhī fù bù qǐ

to be unable to pay; unaffordable

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be unable to pay
  2. 2. unaffordable

Characters

Character Meaning
支 zhī HSK 4
branch; to support; to sustain
付 fù HSK 4
to pay; to hand over to; surname Fu
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start