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不到

bù dào · bu dao

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Meaning

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  1. not to arrive
  2. not reaching
  3. insufficient
  4. less than
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Almost late for a film

  1. Liangliang

    快点(kuàidiǎn)，电影(diànyǐng)不到(bùdào)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)就(jiù)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)！

    Hurry, the film starts in less than ten minutes!

  2. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，坐地铁(zuòdìtiě)不到(bùdào)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Do not worry, the subway takes less than five minutes.

  3. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)地铁卡(dìtiěkǎ)带了(dàile)吗(ma)？

    Did you bring your subway card?

  4. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，卡(kǎ)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)。

    Oh no, the card is at home.

  5. Liangliang

    你家(nǐjiā)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)不到(bùdào)一百米(yībǎimǐ)，快(kuài)回去(huíqu)拿(ná)！

    Your home is less than a hundred meters from here. Go get it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)个(ge)爱(ài)花(huā)的(de)人(rén)坏(huài)不(bu)到(dào)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)去(qù)。

A person who likes flowers can't be evil.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cindycute · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)不(bú)到(dào)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)就(jiù)关(guān)门(mén)了(le)。

This shop closes before nine o'clock.

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