受不了

• 拼音: shòu bu liǎo
• 汉字拆解: 受 = 爪 (claw) + 冖 (cover) + 又 (hand), meaning to receive or endure; 不 = negation; 了 = resultative complement indicating outcome

含义

Cannot stand; cannot bear; unbearable.

A resultative complement structure meaning one cannot endure or tolerate something. Very common in spoken Chinese to express that a situation, feeling, or behaviour has exceeded one's limit of tolerance. Can describe physical or emotional intolerance.

例句

1. 今天热得让人受不了。
2. 楼上的噪音太大了，我实在受不了。
3. 她受不了他总是迟到的坏习惯。

用法指南

语境: everyday, complaints

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这个味道太难闻了，我受不了！(This smell is terrible; I can't stand it!)
• 排了两个小时的队，真受不了。(Queuing for two hours — I really can't take it.)

错误说法

• 这道数学题我受不了。(Don't use 受不了 for intellectual difficulty — use 做不出来 or 不会做. 受不了 is for tolerance, not ability.)

起源与历史

Compound of 受 (to receive, to endure), 不 (not), and 了 (resultative complement), literally 'cannot endure it.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal