Definition & Meaning

1.fail to catch up with; be unable to keep pace with

2.be inferior to; fail to compare with

gēn bu shàng

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1
v.fail to catch up with; be unable to keep pace with
- tā gēn bu shàng gōng kè
  他跟不上功课
  He cannot catch up his lessons
- tā gēn bu shàng wǒ shuō huà de zhòng diǎn
  他跟不上我说话的重点。
  He lost the drift of what I was saying.
2
v.be inferior to; fail to compare with
- tā de jì yì lì hái gēn bu shàng wǒ
  她的记忆力还跟不上我。
  Her memory is not as good as mine.
- wǒ kě gēn bu shàng zhuān jiā
  我可跟不上专家！
  I can't compare with a specialist!
- tā zuò de tài kuài le wǒ gēn bu shàng
  她做得太快了，我跟不上。
  She works so fast I cannot keep pace.

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