Usages of shòubuliǎo
教室 太 吵 了， 她 受不了， 就 去 图书馆 学习。Jiàoshì tài chǎo le, tā shòubuliǎo, jiù qù túshūguǎn xuéxí.
The classroom is too noisy; she can’t stand it, so she goes to the library to study.
他 觉得 城里 的 交通 太 拥挤 了， 每天 都 受不了。tā juéde chéngli de jiāotōng tài yōngjǐ le, měitiān dōu shòubuliǎo.
He feels the traffic in the city is too crowded and he can’t stand it every day.
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