跟不上

• 병음: gēn bu shàng
• 한자 분석: 跟 = 足 + 艮 (to follow on foot); 不 = negation; 上 = up/on

뜻

따라가지 못하다; 뒤처지다

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

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: education, work, technology, sport

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal