# 顾不得 (gùbude)

In Mandarin Chinese, 顾不得 (gùbude) means “unable to attend to; to ignore”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unable to attend to; to ignore
- Pinyin: gùbude (gu4 bu5 de5)
- Traditional: 顧不得
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他顾不得休息，直接赶往医院。
  Tā gùbude xiūxi, zhíjiē gǎnwǎng yīyuàn.
  He rushed straight to the hospital without resting.

## Characters

- [顾](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-look-after/) (gù): to look after; to care for
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [得](https://hanziro.com/word/de-complement-marker/) (de): (particle) complement marker

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-bu-de-unable-attend/

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