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Meaning: In time / Can tell / Have strength to / Can afford to
现在出发还来得及。
Xiànzài chūfā hái láidejí.
If we set off now, there is still time.
我看不出他在想什么。
Wǒ kànbuchū tā zài xiǎng shénme.
I cannot tell what he is thinking about.
我年纪大了,跑不动了。
Wǒ niánjì dà le, pǎobudòng le.
I am old now and no longer have the stamina to run.
这么贵的东西,我可买不起。
•Never insert degree adverbs inside a potential complement (*来很得及 is wrong; say 完全来得及); distinguish 买不起 (cannot afford the price) from 买不到 (unavailable to buy), and 想不开 (take things too hard / despair) from 想不出来 (cannot figure out).
⚠️ Common Mistakes:
•Splitting 来得及 by inserting an adverb (*来很得及 is wrong — 来得及 is inseparable).
•Confusing 看得见 (physically see with eyes) with 看得出 (discern/figure out by observation).
•Misinterpreting 想不开 as "cannot think of an answer" — 想不开 actually means "take things too hard / brood pessimistically".
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Zhème guì de dōngxi, wǒ kě mǎibuqǐ.
Something this expensive, I certainly cannot afford to buy.
