Word

说不上 (shuō bu shàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

说不上 (shuō bu shàng) is a Chinese word: can't say. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 说不上

动 dòng verb

can't say

他的年龄我说不上。

tā de nián líng wǒ shuō bu shàng

I can't say his age.

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Word breakdown

说 shuō — to say, to speak

不 bù / bu — not (negation)

Contextual pronunciation: bu

上 shàng — resultative complement indicating inability to achieve

Structure & writing
1 说 shuō — to express in words; to speak

说 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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Stroke order

2 不 bù / bu — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters

不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

3 上 shàng — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality
上 is a component in 4 characters

上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order