不著-不

不著

buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't | Don't | Couldn't | Didn't (after a verb)

不著 | 不著

不著火

buˋ zhaoˊ huoˇ

Non-flammable

不著 | 著火 | 著火

借不著

jieˋ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't lend

借 | 不著 | 不著

夠不著

gouˋ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't reach | Out of reach

夠 | 不著 | 不著

找不著

zhaoˇ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't look for | Can't find

找 | 不著 | 不著

摸不著

mo ˉ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't touch | Can't get a grip on | Can't get head around

摸不著 | 不著 | 不著

摸不著頭緒

mo ˉ buˋ zhaoˊ touˊ xuˋ

Feel clueless

摸不著 | 不著 | 不著 | 頭緒 | 頭緒

令人摸不著頭緒

lingˋ renˊ mo ˉ buˋ zhaoˊ touˊ xuˋ

Makes no sense

令人 | 令人 | 摸不著 | 不著 | 不著 | 頭緒 | 頭緒

構不著

gouˋ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't reach

構 | 不著 | 不著

用不著

yongˋ buˋ zhaoˊ

Weren't using | Can't use | Don't need

用不著 | 不著 | 不著

用不著多想也知道

yongˋ buˋ zhaoˊ duo ˉ xiangˇ yeˇ zhi ˉ daoˋ

Don't think at all | Don't think for a minute

用不著 | 不著 | 不著 | 多 | 想 | 也 | 知道 | 知道

用不著破產

yongˋ buˋ zhaoˊ poˋ chanˇ

Without going broke | No need to go broke

用不著 | 不著 | 不著 | 破產 | 破產

睡不著

shuiˋ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't sleep | Couldn't sleep | Stayed awake

睡不著 | 不著 | 不著

躺了好一陣子睡不著

tangˇ le˙ haoˇ yiˊ zhenˋ ziˇ shuiˋ buˋ zhe˙

Lay awake for a while

躺了 | 躺了 | 好一陣 | 一陣 | 一陣 | 一陣子 | 睡不著 | 不著 | 不著

見不著

jianˋ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't see (someone or something)

見 | 不著 | 不著

買不著

maiˇ buˋ zhaoˊ

Can't buy

買 | 不著 | 不著