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顾不上

gù bu shàng
HSK 7

English Meaning

cannot attend to or manage

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
常常顾不上孩子
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舒庭两口子平时工作都太忙

“Ms. Shu and her husband were always so busy with work”

“that they often couldn't look after their child.”

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彤彤妈就把非非接过去照顾

“So Tong's mom would pick Fei up to watch her.”

《开庭》 · workplace
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现在恐怕是顾不上
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为大唐选出更多更好的仵作

“to help Great Tang choose more coroners.”

“I'm afraid you can't do that now.”

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是又有什么要紧的事吗

“Did something urgent happen again?”

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才顾不上了呀
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💡 INTENT:

“Do not blame him, he was too frantic to care about minor details.”

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所以他很着急

“and he was too frantic”

2. TARGET TURN 才顾不上了呀

“to think straight.”

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秦鸣他是个医生

“Qin Ming is a doctor.”

《女神蒙上眼》 · crisis_and_conflict
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