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不到 [búdào]
  1. 1. less than; under
    大卫只踢了不到10分钟就下场了。
    David had been playing for less than ten minutes when he left the pitch.
  2. 2. (used after a verb) it's not possible to do something
    他找不到工作,心里非常失落。
    He can't find a job and is feeling very dejected.
  3. 3. absent from
    我明天不到公司去了。
    I will be absent from office tomorrow.

Examples

阴天的夜空既看不到牛郎星,也看不到北斗星。
We can see neither Altair or Ursa Major in the cloudy night sky.
我连去都没去,这个罪名可安不到我的头上。
I wasn't even there.There's no way to put the blame on me.
绿色的田野,望不到边际。
Before me is a boundless stretch of green fields.
不到她会插上一手。
We never thought she would poke her nose into this.
差七天不到一年
seven days short of a year
油和水搀不到一块儿。
Oil and water do not mix.
他们在森林里迷失了方向,找不到出路。
They lost their bearings in the forest and couldn't find their way out.
你要求太高,我恐怕达不到
Your expectations are too high. I'm afraid I can't live up to them.
不到问题的答案
find no solution to the problem
抽屉我都翻遍了,还是找不到
I rummaged all the drawers, but still couldn't find it.

Word Decomposition


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