受不了 shòu bu liǎo cannot endure
cannot endure; unbearable; can't stand
How to remember 受不了: 受 to receive + 不 not + 了 particle: completed action / change of state = cannot endure.
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How it is used
- Can't stand it / unbearable - 太热了，我受不了 (tài rè le, wǒ shòu bu liǎo) it's so hot, I can't take it.
- Structure is 受 (endure) + 不了 (unable-to-complete); the positive is 受得了 (shòu de liǎo) 'can bear it'.
- Very spoken and emotional; used for physical discomfort or exasperation with a person/situation.
Example sentences
- 我受不了了。 Wǒ shòubuliǎo le.I can't stand it anymore.
- 我受不了他。 Wǒ shòubùliǎo tā.I can't stand him.
- 我真的受不了了。 Wǒ zhēnde shòubùliǎo le.I just can't take it anymore.