chī bu xià

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v.be unable to eat any more; cannot eat due to loss of appetite
- wǒ shí zài chī bu xià le
  我实在吃不下了。
  I really can't eat any more.
- tā xīn qíng bù hǎo suǒ yǐ chī bu xià fàn
  他心情不好，所以吃不下饭。
  He was in the doldrums, so he didn't feel like eating.
- tā bù tài shū fu chī bu xià fàn
  他不太舒服，吃不下饭。
  He's not very well and doesn't feel like eating.
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v.metacannot afford
- zhè me dà de gōng chéng wǒ men gōng sī shì chī bu xià de
  这么大的工程，我们公司是吃不下的。
  Our company can't handle such a big project.

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