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MEANING/意义

供不起

EXAMPLES/列句

他父母供不起他上大学。

tā fù mǔ gōng bù qǐ tā shàng dà xué .

His parents couldn't afford to send him to university.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	他	tā	he，him; another，other; everyone; meaningless mock object
2.	父母	fù mǔ	parents
3.	供	gōng	offer，supply; to provide convenience or support
4.	不	bù	no，not
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他小时候家里一贫如洗，父母供不起他上学。

tā xiǎo shí hou jiā lǐ yì pín rú xǐ ，fù mǔ gōng bù qǐ tā shàng xué .

His family was so poor during his childhood that his parents could not afford to send him to school.