- 找不到 zhǎobudào can't findto be unable to find something or someone
- 想不到 xiǎngbudào unexpectedunexpected; hard to imagine; to have not anticipated that something would happen
- 看不到 kànbudào can't seeto be unable to see; to be out of sight
- 做不到 zuòbùdào unable to doto be unable to do something; cannot meet the requirements; impossible to achieve
- 意想不到 yìxiǎngbudào unexpectedunexpected; unimaginable; previously unimagined
- 买不到 mǎibudào to be unable to buyCannot be bought because it is sold out or otherwise unavailable.
- 得不到 débùdào cannot getto be unable to get or obtain
- 不到黄河心不死 bùdàohuánghéxīnbùsǐ to not give up until the end(idiom) literally "not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River"; meaning to refuse to give up until all hope is gone or one has reached a dead end; also used to describe being extremely determined to reach a goal
- 拿不到 nábudào unable to getTo be unable to reach, take, or obtain something; cannot get a hold of.
- 料不到 liàobudào unexpectedTo be unable to predict or anticipate; unexpected.
- 见不到 jiànbudào cannot seeto be unable to see or find someone or something
- 达不到 dábùdào cannot achieveto be unable to reach or achieve a certain standard, goal, or level
- 不到乌江心不死 bùdàowūjiāngxīnbùsǐ to refuse to give up until there is no hopeto not give up until one reaches the end of the road, or to not stop until one reaches the Wu River where the historical Xiang Yu was defeated
- 不到火候不揭锅 bùdàohuǒhoubùjiēguō don't act prematurelyLiterally "don't lift the lid until the cooking is done"; a proverb meaning one should not act until the time is ripe or until conditions are fully mature.
- 不到长城非好汉 bùdàochángchéngfēihǎohàn he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true manLiterally means one is not a proper person until reaching the Great Wall; used figuratively to mean that one must persist and overcome difficulties to reach a goal
- 也好不到哪里去 yěhǎobùdàonǎlǐqù just as badnot much better; equally poor in quality or situation
- 办不到 bànbudào impossiblecannot be done; unable to be accomplished or handled; not feasible
- 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 chībùdàopútaoshuōpútaosuān sour grapesto claim that something is not worth having because you cannot get it; a set expression based on the Aesop fable of the fox and the grapes
- 听不到 tīngbudào cannot hearunable to hear; out of earshot
- 抓不到 zhuābudào to be unable to catchcan't catch or grab