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不
來
[-
来
]
Jyutping
bat1 loi4
Pinyin
bù lái
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, as a complement
be unable to
說不來
说不来
shuō bù lái
unable to say
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)
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.
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?
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.
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.
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)
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.
Mandarin
你不来啊?
你不來啊?
nǐ bù lái a ?
So you're not coming?
Mandarin
说不来
說不來
shuō bù lái
unable to say
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.
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.