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be unable to stand (exertion, fatigue, etc.); be too much to take/cope with; can't bear

chī bu xiāo

吃 不 消

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v.be unable to stand (exertion, fatigue, etc.); be too much to take/cope with; can't bear
- zǒu zhè me duō de lù kǒng pà nǐ huì chī bu xiāo
  走这么多的路恐怕你会吃不消。
  It may be too much for you to walk such a long way.
- rú cǐ yán lì de pī píng tā chī bu xiāo
  如此严厉的批评他吃不消。
  He couldn't withstand such severe criticism.
- zhè zhǒng rén shuí dōu chī bu xiāo
  这种人谁都吃不消。
  No one can put up with such kind of people.
- zhěng tiān gōng zuò tā kǒng pà chī bu xiāo
  整天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  A full-time job may be too much for her.
- tǐ lì chī bu xiāo
  体力吃不消
  unable to cope physically
- chǎo nào de zhēn ràng rén chī bu xiāo
  吵闹得真让人吃不消。
  The noise is unbearable.
- pá zhè me gāo de shān shàng nián ji de rén shēn tǐ kǒng pà chī bu xiāo
  爬这么高的山，上年纪的人身体恐怕吃不消。
  This mountain is too high for the aged to climb.
- téng de wǒ chī bu xiāo
  疼得我吃不消。
  The pain is more than I can stand.
- zhè ge lǚ chéng lǎo rén chī bu xiāo
  这个旅程老人吃不消。
  The journey will be too much for an old man.
synonym
shòu bu liǎo受不了 chī bu zhù吃不住

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