# 跟不上 (gēnbushàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 跟不上 (gēnbushàng) means “unable to keep up with”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unable to keep up with
- Pinyin: gēnbushàng (gen1 bu5 shang4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他走得太快，我跟不上。
  Tā zǒu de tài kuài, wǒ gēnbushàng.
  He walks too fast; I can't keep up.

## Characters

- [跟](https://hanziro.com/word/gen-with/) (gēn): with; to follow
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above

https://hanziro.com/word/gen-bu-shang-unable-keep-up/

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