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不到

búdào
phrase #1,801

Meanings

  1. 1 less than
  2. 2 unable to reach
  3. 3 not enough

Examples

HSK 1
他不到二十岁。
Tā búdào èrshí suì.
He's not yet twenty years old.
HSK 1
不到一个小时就到了。
Búdào yīgè xiǎoshí jiù dào le.
We arrived in less than an hour.
HSK 7-9
我找不到我的钥匙。
Wǒ zhǎo búdào wǒ de yàoshi.
I can't find my keys.

Tips

grammar
不到 has two main uses: (1) before a number to mean 'less than' (不到十分钟), and (2) after a verb as a result complement meaning 'unable to' (找不到, 看不到, 想不到).

Stroke Order

不 bù
到 dào