Definition & Meaning

1.not have enough to eat

2.(of factories, etc.) cannot operate at full capacity; (of factories, etc.) operate under capacity because of lacking orders, materials, etc.

chī bu bǎo

吃 不 饱

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1
v.not have enough to eat
- chī bu bǎo chuān bù nuǎn
  吃不饱穿不暖
  not have enough food and clothing
- wǒ men de hái zi lǎo shì chī bu bǎo
  我们的孩子老是吃不饱。
  Our children are usually hungry.
2
v.meta(of factories, etc.) cannot operate at full capacity; (of factories, etc.) operate under capacity because of lacking orders, materials, etc.
- yóu yú yuán liào quē fá tā de gōng chǎng cháng qī chǔ yú chī bu bǎo de zhuàng tài
  由于原料缺乏，他的工厂长期处于吃不饱的状态。
  Owing to a constant shortage of raw materials, his factory has not been running at full capacity.
- zhè sōu chuán yīn fēng chuī yǔ dǎ ér chī bu bǎo zhuāng bèi bù zú
  这艘船因风吹雨打而吃不饱、装备不足。
  The boat was ill-equipped for the buffeting it got from the wind and the rain.

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