买不起

can't afford to buy

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phrase Rare #25,095
can't afford to buy Describes being unable to buy something because it costs too much or you don't have enough money.
CH: 这辆车太贵了,我买不起。
EN: This car is too expensive; I can't afford to buy it.

我要买,可是…我买不起

I want to buy it, but… I can’t afford it.

— 恶魔 (1955)

那把吉他太贵了,我买不起。

That guitar is too expensive. I can't afford it.

还有我们连睡衣都买不起没睡衣

Besides, we can’t even afford pajamas—we don’t have any.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

我一辈子也买不起这种地方

I could never afford a place like this in my lifetime.

— 穆赫兰道 (2001)

那有的病人买不起啊

But some patients can’t afford it.

— Dying to Survive (2018)