Chinese Notes

不到 bùdào

bùdào adverb unexpectedly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 不料 (Guoyu '不到' 1)
bùdào adverb unlikely
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '不到' 2)
bùdào adjective not reaching; insufficient
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '不到' 3)

达不到(達不到) cannot achieve; cannot reach
签不到字(簽不到字) not authorized to sign
不到火候不揭锅(不到火候不揭鍋) don't act until the time is ripe
找不到 cannot find
不问就听不到假话(不問就聽不到假話) Don't ask and you won't be told any lies.
也好不到哪里去(也好不到哪裡去) just as bad; not much better
不到长城非好汉(不到長城非好漢) we are not heroes unless we reach the Great Wall
想不到 unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that
不到黄河心不死(不到黃河心不死) not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River; to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left
听不到(聽不到) can't hear
不到案 to not appear [for a case]
意想不到 unexpected; unimagined
办不到(辦不到) impossible; can't be done; no can do; unable to accomplish
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸(吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸) sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
做不到 impossible
得不到 cannot get; cannot obtain

Truncated for common words