找不到
zhǎo bu dào
Pinyin

Definition

找不到
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zhǎo bu dào
  1. can't find

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
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...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) 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

我们中国人是“家事国事天下事，事事关心”。你觉得他们是打探你的隐私，但他们的初衷都是好的。我之前临时得出差，找不到保姆，我那些邻居、二阿姨，还有我弟媳，都抢着要帮我带孩子呢！
wǒmen Zhōngguórén shì “jiāshì guóshì tiānxiàshì ，shì shì guānxīn ”。nǐ juéde tāmen shì dǎtàn nǐ de yǐnsī ，dàn tāmen de chūzhōng dōu shì hǎo de 。wǒ zhīqián línshí děi chūchāi ，zhǎobudào bǎomǔ ，wǒ nàxiē línjū 、èr āyí ，háiyǒu wǒ dìxí ，dōu qiǎng zhe yào bāng wǒ dài háizi ne ！
We Chinese people have concern about everything from the household, to the country to the world at large. You think they're trying to invade your privacy, but they're setting out from a good place. Before when we had to go away on a business trip at short notice and couldn't find a childminder, our neighbours, my auntie and my little brother's wife were all fighting it out to mind our kids!
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没错，烦闷想吵架，找不到人吵；打架，还找不到人帮。到了学校有了同学了，好开心。
méicuò ，fánmēn xiǎng chǎojià ，zhǎobudào rén chāo ；dǎjià ，hái zhǎobudào rén bāng 。dào le xuéxiào yǒu le tóngxué le ，hǎo kāixīn 。
That's right, when you were moody and wanted to have an argument, you couldn't find anyone to argue with; And if you were in a fight, you couldn't find anyone to help you. So when you get to school and have classmates, it's really fun.
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我何尝不希望赶快找个工作，但就是找不到啊！
wǒ hécháng bùxīwàng gǎnkuài zhǎo gè gōngzuò ，dàn jiùshì zhǎobudào ā ！
Why wouldn't I wish to get a job sooner, but I just can't seem to find one!
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也对，那...输入汉语拼音和写汉语拼音步骤一样吗？我以前用过，常找不到要用的字。
yě duì ，nà ...shūrù hànyǔ pīnyīn hé xiě hànyǔ pīnyīn bùzhòu yīyàng ma ？wǒ yǐqián yòng guò ，cháng zhǎobudào yào yòng de zì 。
Oh yeah, then... are the steps for inputting Hanyu pinyin and writing Hanyu pinyin the same? I used it before and I could often not find the right character.
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我要出去买米，可是我找不到钥匙。
wǒ yào chūqù mǎi mǐ ，kěshì wǒ zhǎobudào yàoshi 。
I want to go buy some rice, but I can't find the key.
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找不到车位呀，现在停车位真是“一位难求”！
zhǎobudào chēwèi ya ，xiànzài tíngchēwèi zhēn shì “yī wèi nánqiú ”！
Couldn't find a parking space. These days parking spaces are extremely hard to come by.
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