不到 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 dou3
Pinyin bu dào

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. particle
    cannot
    (syn.) 不能
    • 我看不到你。
      我看不到你。
      wǒ kàn bu dào nǐ ．
      I can't see you.
    • 晚來買不到
      晚来买不到
      wǎn lái mǎi bù dào
      cannot buy it if you come late

不到 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 dou3
Pinyin bù dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not to arrive
  2. not reaching
  3. insufficient
  4. less than
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to not arrive; to not show up
  2. verb
    to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at
  3. particle
    cannot
    (syn.) 不能
    • 我看不到你。
      我看不到你。
      wǒ kàn bu dào nǐ ．
      I can't see you.
    • 晚來買不到
      晚来买不到
      wǎn lái mǎi bù dào
      cannot buy it if you come late
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    得不到的东西就最想得到。
    得不到的東西就最想得到。
    dé bù dào de dōng xī jiù zuì xiǎng dé dào 。
    • It is the things that we do not possess which seem to us most desirable.
  2. Mandarin
    巨大的柱子遮住了视线，让人看不到湖。
    巨大的柱子遮住了視線，讓人看不到湖。
    jù dà de zhù zi zhē zhù le shì xiàn ， ràng rén kàn bù dào hú 。
    • A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.
  3. Mandarin
    在非洲找不到野生的老虎。
    在非洲找不到野生的老虎。
    zài fēi zhōu zhǎo bu dào yě shēng de lǎo hǔ 。
    • No wild tigers are to be found in Africa.
  4. Mandarin
    这间房照不到很多阳光。
    這間房照不到很多陽光。
    zhè jiān fáng zhào bù dào hěn duō yáng guāng 。
    • This room does not get much sun.
  5. Mandarin
    他注定再也见不到她了。
    他註定再也見不到她了。
    tā zhù dìng zài yě jiàn bù dào tā le 。
    • He was destined never to meet her again.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    力不到不为财
    力不到不為財
    lik6 bat1 dou3 bat1 wai4 coi4
    • if you don't put in effort, you won't get money; "no pain, no gain" (of money matters)
  2. Cantonese
    不到长城非好汉
    不到長城非好漢
    bat1 dou3 coeng4 sing4 fei1 hou2 hon3
    • One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero.
  3. 两名 70 岁的孪生兄弟先后在骑单车时遭到卡车辗毙，两起意外事故相距不到 3 小时。
    兩名 70 歲的孿生兄弟先後在騎單車時遭到卡車輾斃，兩起意外事故相距不到 3 小時。
    • Seventy-year-old twin brothers have been run over by lorries and killed while cycling in separate accidents within three hours of each other.
  4. Cantonese
    估唔到啲议员会离场放弃投票，结果真系意想不到。
    估唔到啲議員會離場放棄投票，結果真係意想不到。
    • No one could have guessed that the Councillors would just leave and give up their votes. What an unexpected result!
  5. Cantonese
    不到长城非好汉。
    不到長城非好漢。
    bat1 dou3 coeng4 sing4 fei1 hou2 hon3
    • You aren't a true man if you haven't been to the Great Wall.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    外国人能做到，难道中国人就做不到吗？
    外國人能做到，難道中國人就做不到嗎？
    wài guó rén néng zuò dào ， nán dào zhōng guó rén jiù zuò bu dào ma ？
    • Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?
  2. Mandarin
    他体重不到五十公斤。
    他體重不到五十公斤。
    tā tǐ zhòng bù dào wǔ shí gōng jīn ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    找不到工作
    找不到工作
    zhǎo bu dào gōng zuò
    • to be unable to find work
  4. Mandarin
    找不到回去的路
    找不到回去的路
    zhǎo bu dào huí qù de lù
    • to be unable to find the way back
  5. Mandarin
    这件衣服花了不到一百块
    這件衣服花了不到一百塊
    zhè jiàn yī fú huā le bù dào yī bǎi kuài
    • This clothing cost less than 100 yuan.