达不到 (達不到)
dá bù dào
Pinyin

Definition

达不到 (達不到)
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dá bù dào
  1. cannot achieve
  2. cannot reach

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

家庭收入达不到当地最低标准的话，可以申请。不过审核条件相当严格，比如有的城市规定养宠物的人不能申请低保，有的地方规定家里有空调都不能申请低保，还有规定不能买手机，反正任何非生活必需品都不能有。
jiātíng shōurù dá bu dào dāngdì zuìdī biāozhǔn dehuà ，kěyǐ shēnqǐng 。bùguò shěnhé tiáojiàn xiāngdāng yángé ，bǐrú yǒude chéngshì guīdìng yǎng chǒngwù de rén bùnéng shēnqǐng dībǎo ，yǒude dìfang guīdìng jiālǐ yǒu kōngtiáo dōu bùnéng shēnqǐng dī bǎo ，háiyǒu guīdìng bùnéng mǎi shǒujī ，fǎnzhèng rènhé fēi shēnghuó bìxūpǐn dōu bùnéng yǒu 。
If a family's income doesn't meet that area's lowest standard, they can apply. However, the examination criteria are very strict. For example, some cities stipulate that someone who keeps a pet can't apply for welfare. Some places stipulate that homes with air conditioners can't apply for welfare. And some stipulate that one can't have bought a cell phone. Anyway, you can't have anything that's not necessary for living.
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达不到你的预期目标。
dábudào nǐ de yùqī mùbiāo 。
To be unable to reach your target.
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我很想留在公司。可是如果达不到这个薪水，我实在没办法留下来。
wǒ hěn xiǎng liú zài gōngsī 。kěshì rúguǒ dábudào zhè ge xīnshuǐ ，wǒ shízài méi bànfǎ liú xiàlai 。
I really want to stay at the company. However, if this salary can't be reached, I honestly will have no way to remain here.
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所以说好男人难找啊！这么基本的条件都达不到，你说我怎么不灰心？因此我宁愿一个人。
suǒyǐ shuō hǎo nánrén nán zhǎo ā ！zhème jīběn de tiáojiàn dōu dá bu dào ，nǐ shuō wǒ zěnme bù huīxīn ？yīncǐ wǒ nìngyuàn yī ge rén 。
So I'm saying that a good man is hard to find! Tell me, how can I not be disappointed, when they can't even meet such a fundamental baseline? For that reason, I'd rather be single.
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