# 买不起 (mǎibuqǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 买不起 (mǎibuqǐ) means “to be unable to afford”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be unable to afford
- Pinyin: mǎibuqǐ (mai3 bu5 qi3)
- Traditional: 買不起
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那套房子太贵了，我买不起。
  Nà tào fángzi tài guì le, wǒ mǎibuqǐ.
  That house is too expensive; I can't afford it.

## Characters

- [买](https://hanziro.com/word/mai-buy/) (mǎi): to buy
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise

https://hanziro.com/word/mai-bu-qi-be-unable-afford/

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