# 说不上 (shuōbushàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 说不上 (shuōbushàng) means “cannot say for sure; not quite”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cannot say for sure; not quite
- Pinyin: shuōbushàng (shuo1 bu5 shang4)
- Traditional: 說不上
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这家酒店说不上豪华，但很干净。
  Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn shuōbushàng háohuá, dàn hěn gānjìng.
  This hotel isn't luxurious, but it is very clean.

## Characters

- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above

https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-bu-shang-cannot-say-sure/

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