Chinese word

负担得起

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù dān de qǐ

Meaning

  • verbafford

Example

这房租我负担得起。zhè fáng zū wǒ fù dān de qǐ

I can afford this rent.

Illustration for 负担得起 (afford)

More examples

这台新手机我负担得起吗？zhè tái xīn shǒu jī wǒ fù dān de qǐ ma

Can I afford this new phone?

Core concept

An expense is light enough for someone's resources to carry safely.

Common phrases

  • 负担得起 房租fù dān de qǐ fáng zū

    afford the rent

  • 负担得起 车费fù dān de qǐ chē fèi

    afford the fare

  • 负担得起 医疗费fù dān de qǐ yī liáo fèi

    afford medical expenses

Similar words

买得起mǎi de qǐ: Be able to pay the price needed to purchase something.
承担得起chéng dān de qǐ: Be able to shoulder a financial cost or burden through one's own means.

Definition in Chinese

能够承担某项费用，不至于因支付该项支出而陷入经济困难。néng gòu chéng dān mǒu xiàng fèi yòng bú zhì yú yīn zhī fù gāi xiàng zhī chū ér xiàn rù jīng jì kùn nán

Word origin

In 负担得起 (fùdāndéqǐ, "be able to afford"), 负担 (fùdān, "burden") names the cost and 得起 (deqǐ, "be able to bear") adds the ability to carry it.

Usage tips

  • This phrase describes financial ability rather than a low price, so the same cost can be manageable for one person and unmanageable for another.

Other meanings

  • affordableadjective

Opposites

  • 负担不起fù dān bù qǐcannot affordverb

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