做不到
zuò bù dào
Pinyin

Definition

做不到
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zuò bù dào
  1. impossible

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
做
zuò
  1. 1 to do
  2. 2 to make
  3. 3 to produce
  4. 4 to write
  5. 5 to compose
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 to engage in
  8. 8 to hold (a party)
  9. 9 to be
  10. 10 to become
  11. 11 to function (in some capacity)
  12. 12 to serve as
  13. 13 to be used for
  14. 14 to form (a bond or relationship)
  15. 15 to pretend
  16. 16 to feign
  17. 17 to act a part
  18. 18 to put on appearance
到
dào
  1. 1 to (a place)
  2. 2 until (a time)
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 to go
  5. 5 to arrive
  6. 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

是的！你做得太棒了宝贝！虽然做不到骂不还口打不还手，但至少要有君子风度，动口不动手。
shì de ！nǐ zuò de tài bàng le bǎobèir ！suīrán zuò bu dào mà bù huánkǒu dǎ bù huánshǒu ，dàn zhìshǎo yàoyǒu jūnzǐ fēngdù ，dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu 。
Yes! You did so well, baby! Although I'm not so lofty that I can be sworn at without responding and turn the other cheek when hit. You have to have some magnanimity and at least move your lips rather than your fists.
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手术过程完全合乎程序，动这种刀风险本来就很大，不过要我眼睁睁看着病人过世却什么都不做，我也做不到。
shǒushù guòchéng wánquán héhū chéngxù ，dòng zhèzhǒng dāo fēngxiǎn běnlái jiù hěndà ，búguò yào wǒ yǎnzhēngzhēng kàn zhe bìngrén guòshì què shénme dōu bú zuò ，wǒ yě zuò bu dào 。
Doctor: The procedure was carried out completely by the book. The risks of this kind of operation are high anyway. I wouldn't have been able to just stand idly by while a patient died anyway.
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这很难说，现在科技这么发达，一切皆有可能！不是有句话这么说的嘛，没有做不到，只有想不到。你看，现在航天技术已经这么发达了，以后肯定还会不断有新的突破的。
zhè hěn nánshuō ，xiànzài kējì zhème fādá ，yīqiè jiē yǒu kěnéng ！bùshì yǒu jùhuà zhèmeshuō de ma ，méiyǒu zuò bu dào ，zhǐyǒu xiǎngbùdào 。nǐ kàn ，xiànzài hángtiān jìshù yǐjīng zhème fādá le ，yǐhòu kěndìng hái huì bùduàn yǒu xīn de tūpò de 。
That's hard to say, today's technology is so advanced, everything is possible! Isn't there a saying to that effect, nothing is impossible, only unimaginable. You see, space travel has become so advanced, there is sure to be more breakthroughs in the future.
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跟北方人比，南方人就比较小心谨慎。如果做不到，就不会答应别人。
gēn běifāngrén bǐ ，nánfāngrén jiù bǐjiào xiǎoxīn jǐnshèn 。rúguǒ zuò bu dào ，jiù bù huì dāying biérén 。
Compared to Northerners, Southerners are more cautious. If they can't do something, then they won't agree to do it.
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我尽量。不过每次都按他们的要求肯定做不到。要不我们去打点一下他们的采购，我看那个小王应该挺容易说话的。
wǒ jǐnliàng 。bùguò měicì dōu àn tāmen de yāoqiú kěndìng zuò bu dào 。yàobu wǒmen qù dǎdiǎn yīxià tāmen de cǎigòu ，wǒ kàn nàge Xiǎo Wáng yīnggāi tǐng róngyì shuōhuà de 。
I'll do what I can. However, we definitely can't do things according to their requests every time. Perhaps we bribe their purchaser. I think that Xiao Wang should be easy to talk with.
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沈哥，你不知道这几个月我是怎么过的。我也想离开你重新开始，可我做不到。
Shěn gē ，nǐ bù zhīdào zhè jǐ ge yuè wǒ shì zěnme guò de 。wǒ yě xiǎng líkāi nǐ chóngxīn kāishǐ ，kě wǒ zuòbudào 。
Sheny, you don’t know how these last few months have been. I want to leave you too and start all over, but I just can’t.
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好好好，愿赌服输。不过说真的，让我不看国足的比赛我还真做不到啊。
hǎo hǎo hǎo ，yuàndǔfúshū 。bùguò shuōzhēnde ，ràng wǒ bù kàn guózú de bǐsài wǒ hái zhēn zuò bu dào a 。
OK, OK, OK. 'If you gamble, you have to be willing to lose'. But really, there's just no way I couldn't watch the national football matches.
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那你们这种服务口号不是白喊了吗？说了又做不到。
nà nǐmen zhèzhǒng fúwù kǒuhào bùshì bái hǎn le ma ？shuō le yòu zuò bu dào 。
Then isn't your service slogan totally meaningless? You say it, but then don't do it.
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