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不到
bùdào
1.
not to arrive
2.
not reaching
3.
insufficient
4.
less than
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (13)
做不到
zuòbùdào
impossible
得不到
débùdào
cannot get
想不到
xiǎngbudào
unexpected
找不到
zhǎobudào
can't find
听不到
tīngbudào
can't hear
办不到
bànbudào
impossible
达不到
dábùdào
cannot achieve
意想不到
yìxiǎngbùdào
unexpected
不到长城非好汉
bùdàoChángchéngfēihǎohàn
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
bùdàoHuángHéxīnbùsǐ
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
也好不到哪里去
yěhǎobùdàonǎlǐqù
just as bad
不问就听不到假话
bùwènjiùtīngbùdàojiǎhuà
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
chībùdàopútaoshuōpútaosuān
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
Example Sentences (4)
十年过去了，现在他已经是校长了，因为太忙，每天早上我起床后都看不到他，晚上很晚他才回到家。
Shí nián guòqù le, xiànzài tā yǐjīng shì xiàozhǎng le, yīnwèi tài máng, měitiān zǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng hòu dōu kàn bú dào tā, wǎnshang hěn wǎn tā cái huídào jiā.
Ten years have passed. Now he is already the principal. Because he's so busy, every morning after I get up I can't see him, and he doesn't get home until very late at night.
Text 4
不过表扬也是一门艺术，表扬千万不要太多，过多的表扬可能会给孩子带来压力。不仅起不到鼓励的作用，还可能让孩子怀疑自己的能力，变得没有信心。
Bùguò biǎoyáng yě shì yì mén yìshù, biǎoyáng qiānwàn bú yào tài duō, guò duō de biǎoyáng kěnéng huì gěi háizi dàilái yālì. Bùjǐn qǐ bú dào gǔlì de zuòyòng, hái kěnéng ràng háizi huáiyí zìjǐ de nénglì, biàn de méiyǒu xìnxīn.
But praise is also an art, and you must not give too much; excessive praise may put pressure on children. Not only does it fail to encourage, it may also make children doubt their own abilities and lose confidence.
Text 3
音乐会人太多，买不到票。
Yīnyuèhuì rén tài duō, mǎi bú dào piào.
There are too many people at the concert; it's impossible to get a ticket.
Text 3
经理生气了，他告诉我，明天8点不到，以后就别来了。
Jīnglǐ shēngqì le, tā gàosu wǒ, míngtiān bā diǎn bú dào, yǐhòu jiù bié lái le.
The manager got angry. He told me that if I don't arrive before 8 tomorrow, I shouldn't come again.
Text 1
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