- 找不到 zhǎobudào cannot findcan't find
- 想不到 xiǎngbudào unimaginablehard to imagine or not having occurred to one's mind; who could have thought
- 做不到 zuòbùdào impossibleimpossible to achieve; unable to be done
- 意想不到 yìxiǎngbùdào unexpectednot anticipated or previously imagined; surprising or unforeseen
- 得不到 débùdào cannot getto be unable to acquire or obtain something, whether physical or abstract
- 不到黄河心不死 bùdào Huáng Héxīnbùsǐ obstinacyto refuse to give up or change direction while any hope remains, often until faced with total failure
- 达不到 dábùdào achieveunable to attain a desired goal, objective, or result
- 不到火候不揭锅 bùdàohuǒhòubùjiēguō waitdon't act until the time is ripe
- 不到长城非好汉 bùdào Chángchéngfēihǎohàn perseverancelit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to overcome difficulties and reach one's goal
- 也好不到哪里去 yěhǎobùdàonǎlǐqù equally badjust as bad; not much better
- 办不到 bànbudào impossiblecannot be done; impossible to accomplish
- 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 chībùdàopútaoshuōpútaosuān sour grapesTo disparage something one cannot attain; a psychological defense mechanism of belittling what one cannot have, based on Aesop's fables.
- 听不到 tīngbudào can't hearunable to hear