跟不上

• Pinyin: gēn bu shàng
• Desglose de hanzi: 跟 = 足 + 艮 (to follow on foot); 不 = negation; 上 = up/on

Significado

No poder seguir el ritmo; quedarse atrás.

Used for physical pace, intellectual progress, technological change, or social trends. Implies a gap that may be temporary or structural.

Ejemplos

1. 他跑得太快，我跟不上。
2. 课程进度太快，很多同学跟不上。
3. 传统行业跟不上数字化转型的步伐。

Guía de uso

Contexto: education, work, technology, sport

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 市场变化太快，很多企业跟不上。(The market is changing too fast; many companies can't keep up.)
• 她的思维跳跃太快，我经常跟不上。(Her thinking jumps around so fast I often can't follow.)

Incorrecto

• 我跟不上你 for emotional detachment — use 跟不上你的步伐 to clarify it is pace, not relationship

Origen e historia

跟 (follow) + 不上 (unable to reach/catch)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal