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Simplfied Chinese
不到
Traditional Chinese
不到
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
bù dào
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bat1 dou3*2
Short definition less than
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions not to reachAdso icon / not to arriveMDBG icon / less thanMDBG icon / not reachingMDBG icon / insufficientMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: not to reach
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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Sentence examples
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我有(wǒyǒu)
不到(bù dào) less than
五个(wǔge)
朋友(péng you) friend
(huìkuài) will
说法(shuōfǎ) theory
(yǔ) dialect

I have less than five friends who can speak French.

(wǒ) I
只能(zhǐ néng) can only
走路(zǒu lù) to walk
因为(yīn wèi) because
(dǎ) from
不到(bù dào) less than
出租车(chū zū chē) taxi

There are no taxis, so I must walk.

(wǒ) I
(zhuā) to catch
不到(bù dào) less than
句子的( jù zǐ de) sentential
(què) authenticated
(qiē qiè qiè) Tut
含义(hán yì) hint

I can't get at the exact meaning of the sentence.

他们(tā men) they
作梦(zuò mèng) dreaming
也想(yěxiǎng)
不到(bù dào) less than
(huìkuài) will
输掉(shū diào) to lose
这场( zhè chǎng)
比赛(bǐ sài) match

Little did they dream of losing the game.

(wǒ) I
(tīng) to sentence
不到(bù dào) less than
你在(nǐzài)
(shuō) to scold
甚么(shén me) who?

I can't hear what you're saying.

(yòng) hence
便(biànbiàn pián) so
(yí) proper
的肉
就做(jiùzuò)
不到(bù dào) less than
(hǎo hàohào) so
(tāng) soup

You can't make good soup with cheap meat.

(qián) money
(mǎi) to purchase
不到(bù dào) less than
幸福(xìng fú) happy

Money can't buy happiness.

(wǒ) I
(zhǎo) to seek
不到(bù dào) less than
(dāo) blade

I can't find the knife.

一个(yī gè) a
爱花的( ài huā de) anthophilous
(rén) man
(huài nv háihuàihuài nv hái) broken
不到(bù dào) less than
哪里(nǎ lǐ) wherever
(qù) to get rid of

A person who likes flowers can't be evil.

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