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跟不上 (gēn bu shàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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跟不上 (gēn bu shàng): Not able to keep up with (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

跟不上 consists of 3 characters.

Example Sentences with 跟不上

tā他

de的

dòng动

zuò作

tài太

màn慢

le了

，

wán完

quán全

gēn跟

bú不

shàng上

yīn音

yuè乐

de的

jié节

zòu奏

。

His movements are too slow and cannot keep up with the rhythm of the music at all.

tā他

nà那

zhǒng种

gù固

shǒu守

jiù旧

guān观

niàn念

de的

zuò

tā他

de的

sī思

wéi维

wán完

quán全

gēn跟

bú不

shàng上

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wǒ我

de的

jiù旧

diàn电

nǎo脑

yìng硬

jiàn件

tài

做

fǎ法

，

yǐ已

jīng经

gēn跟

bú不

shàng上

zhè这

ge个

shí时

dài代

le了

。

His practice of stubbornly clinging to old ideas can no longer keep up with the times.

wǒ我

men们

tǎo讨

lùn论

de的

jié节

zòu奏

，

xiǎn显

de得

hěn很

kùn困

huò惑

。

His thinking couldn't keep up with the pace of our discussion at all, making him seem very confused.

太

lǎo老

le了

，

wán完

quán全

gēn跟

bú不

shàng上

xiàn现

zài在

de的

ruǎn软

jiàn件

xū需

qiú求

。

The hardware of my old computer is too outdated to keep up with current software requirements.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 跟不上.

Words with 跟

跟上gēn shàng
跟前gēn qián
跟踪gēn zōng
跟进gēn jìn
跟随gēn suí
高跟鞋gāo gēn xié

Words with 不

不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
不仅bù jǐnHSK 4
不管bù guǎnHSK 4
不过bú guòHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔHSK 1
上班shàng bānHSK 2
早上zǎo shangHSK 2
晚上wǎn shangHSK 2
上网shàng wǎngHSK 3
马上mǎ shàngHSK 3
上下shàng xià
上任shàng rèn