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不到

Mandarin · pinyin bù dào

not to arrive
not reaching
insufficient
less than

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to

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4–4 · bu4 dao4

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verb · Etymology 1

to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at
to not arrive; to not show up

particle · Etymology 2

cannot

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