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bù dào

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Definitions

  1. 1. not to arrive
  2. 2. not reaching
  3. 3. insufficient
  4. 4. less than

Example Sentences

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遇 不到 你。
Source: Tatoeba.org
我聽 不到 老師說話。
Source: Tatoeba.org
我搆 不到 它。
Source: Tatoeba.org

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 不到

想不到
xiǎng bu dào

unexpected

意想不到
yì xiǎng bù dào

unexpected

办不到
bàn bu dào

impossible

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

不到长城非好汉
bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn

lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

不到黄河心不死
bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ

lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

也好不到哪里去
yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù

just as bad; not much better

做不到
zuò bù dào

impossible

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

得不到
dé bù dào

cannot get

找不到
zhǎo bu dào

can't find

听不到
tīng bu dào

can't hear

达不到
dá bù dào

cannot achieve

Child Words of 不到

不
bù

no; not so

到
dào

to reach; to arrive

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