不著 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 zoek6
Pinyin bù zhuó

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to need not; to not need

不著 [－着]

Jyutping bat1 zoek6
Pinyin bù zháo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. no need
  2. need not
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我兴奋得睡不著觉。
    我興奮得睡不著覺。
    wǒ xīng fèn dé shuì bù zhù jué 。
    • I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.
    • I was so excited that I couldn't fall asleep.
  2. Mandarin
    她整晚睡不著。
    她整晚睡不著。
    tā zhěng wǎn shuì bù zhù 。
    • She lay awake all night.
  3. Mandarin
    带了相机也用不著。
    帶了相機也用不著。
    dài le xiàng jī yě yòng bù zhù 。
    • There's no point in taking a camera.
  4. Mandarin
    我累了，但是我睡不著。
    我累了，但是我睡不著。
    wǒ lèi le ， dàn shì wǒ shuì bù zhù 。
    • I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.
  5. Mandarin
    我睡不著。
    我睡不著。
    wǒ shuì bù zhù 。
    • I couldn't sleep.
    • I can't fall asleep.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢信咗邪教，讲嘢虚无缥缈，不著边际。
    佢信咗邪教，講嘢虛無縹緲，不著邊際。
    • Since she became a believer of the cult, what she says has been very vague and discursive.
  2. Cantonese
    我真系对佢做嘅嘢摸不著头脑。
    我真係對佢做嘅嘢摸不著頭腦。
    ngo5 zan1 hai6 deoi3 keoi5 zou6 ge3 je5 mo2 bat1 zoek6 tau4 nou5.
    • I have absolutely no idea why he did that.
  3. Cantonese
    佢讲嘢不著边际，行文亦都同样咁冗长。
    佢講嘢不著邊際，行文亦都同樣咁冗長。
    keoi5 gong2 je5 bat1 zoek6 bin1 zai3, hang4 man4 jik6 dou2 tung4 joeng6 gam3 jung2 coeng4.
    • His speech is empty and his words are long-winded.
  4. Cantonese
    佢讲嘢不著边际，令人觉得烦厌。
    佢講嘢不著邊際，令人覺得煩厭。
    keoi5 gong2 je5 bat1 zoek6 bin1 zai3, ling6 jan4 gok3 dak1 faan4 jim3.
    • He talks in a lofty manner, which is very annoying.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    够不著
    夠不著
    gòu bù zhù
    • can't reach
  2. Mandarin
    书找不著。
    書找不著。
    shū zhǎo bù zháo ．
    • The book cannot be (successfully) found.
  3. Mandarin
    亦不著月日，惟墨色字体不一，知非一时所书。
    亦不著月日，惟墨色字體不一，知非一時所書。
    yì bù zhù yuè rì ， wéi mò sè zì tǐ bù yī ， zhī fēi yī shí suǒ shū ．
    • Furthermore, he did not include any dates. It was only by the differences in ink color and penmanship that one would know that it was not all written at the same time.