Chinese phrase
我只能付〜元 wǒ zhǐ néng fù 〜 yuán
Meaning
I can only pay ___ yuan
When to use it
Says that the speaker can pay no more than a stated amount. It gives a clear limit, often when sharing a bill or discussing a budget.
Example dialogue
这次大家AA吧，总共六百。 zhè cì dà jiā AA ba zǒng gòng liù bǎi
Let's split the bill this time; the total is 600 yuan.
抱歉，我只能付一百五十元，下次我请。 bào qiàn wǒ zhǐ néng fù yì bái wǔ shí yuán xià cì wǒ qǐng
Sorry, I can only pay 150 yuan. I'll treat next time.