Structure:
Subject + Verb + 不下 + Object
Meaning:
To talk about whether or not something can happen or is possible, potential complements are used. One of the most common is 不下. This is used to talk about whether or not something will fit or go somewhere.
Examples:
1. 我一个人拿不 下 这么 多 行李。
Wǒyíɡèrénnábú xià zhème duō xínɡli。
I can’t take this luggage all by myself.
2. 这 间 房间 太 小,坐 不 下 三十 个 人。
Zhè jiān fánɡjiān tài xiǎo,zuò bú xià sānshí ɡè rén。
This room is too small. 30 people can’t fit in here.
3. 饭太多,我们 吃 不 下。
Fàntàiduō,wǒmen chī bú xià。
There’s so much food. We can’t eat all of it.
4. 书柜太小, 放 不 下 这么 多 书。
Shūɡuìtàixiǎo, fànɡ bú xià zhème duō shū。
This bookcase is too small to keep this many books.