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Jyutping bat1 loi4
Pinyin bù lái

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, as a complement
    be unable to
    • 說不來
      说不来
      shuō bù lái
      unable to say
  2. verb
    to not come
    • 我的月經遲遲不來。
      我的月经迟迟不来。
      wǒ de yuè jīng chí chí bù lái .
      My period is late.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    耐心地坚持下去,这些事急不来。
    耐心地堅持下去,這些事急不來。
    nài xīn dì jiān chí xià qù , zhè xiē shì jí bù lái 。
    • Be patient and persistent. These things take time.
  2. Mandarin
    为什么你不来看我们?
    為什麼你不來看我們?
    wèi shén me nǐ bù lái kàn wǒ men ?
    • Why don't you come visit us?
  3. Mandarin
    Fred来不来聚会对我来说没分别。
    Fred來不來聚會對我來説沒分別。
    fred lái bù lái jù huì duì wǒ lái shuō méi fēn bié 。
    • It makes no difference to me whether Fred came to the party or not.
  4. Mandarin
    他来不来对我来说没区别。
    他來不來對我來説沒區別。
    tā lái bù lái duì wǒ lái shuō méi qū bié 。
    • It makes no difference to me whether he comes or not.
  5. Mandarin
    你来不来我的派对啊?
    你來不來我的派對啊?
    nǐ lái bù lái wǒ de pài duì a ?
    • Would you like to come to my party?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我做不来俯卧撑。
    我做不來俯臥撐。
    wǒ zuò bù lái fǔ wò chēng .
    • I can't do push-ups.
  2. Mandarin
    你不来啊?
    你不來啊?
    nǐ bù lái a ?
    • So you're not coming?
  3. Mandarin
    说不来
    說不來
    shuō bù lái
    • unable to say
  4. Mandarin
    我的月经迟迟不来。
    我的月經遲遲不來。
    wǒ de yuè jīng chí chí bù lái .
    • My period is late.
  5. Mandarin
    他借口有事不来上班。
    他藉口有事不來上班。
    tā jiè kǒu yǒu shì bù lái shàng bān .
    • He used the fact that he had things to do as an excuse not to go to work.