不著
buˋ zhaoˊ
Can't, Don't, Couldn't, Didn't (after a verb)
不著火
Non-flammable
buˋ zhe˙ huoˇ
借不著
Can't lend
jieˋ buˋ zhaoˊ
夠不著
Can't reach, Out of reach
gouˋ buˋ zhaoˊ
找不著
Can't look for, Can't find
zhaoˇ buˋ zhaoˊ
見不著
Can't see (someone or something)
jianˋ buˋ zhaoˊ
買不著
Can't buy
maiˇ buˋ zhaoˊ
摸不著
Can't touch, Can't get a grip on, Can't get head around
mo¯ buˋ zhaoˊ
摸不著頭緒
Feel clueless
mo¯ buˋ zhaoˊ touˊ xuˋ
令人摸不著頭緒
Makes no sense
lingˋ renˊ mo¯ buˋ zhaoˊ touˊ xuˋ
用不著
Weren't using, Can't use, Don't need
yongˋ buˋ zhaoˊ
用不著破產
Without going broke, No need to go broke
yongˋ buˋ zhe˙ poˋ chanˇ
用不著多想也知道
Don't think at all, Don't think for a minute
yongˋ buˋ zhaoˊ duo¯ xiangˇ yeˇ zhi¯ daoˋ
睡不著
Can't sleep, Couldn't sleep, Stayed awake
shuiˋ buˋ zhaoˊ
躺了好一陣子睡不著
Lay awake for a while
tangˇ le˙ haoˇ yiˊ zhenˋ zi˙ shuiˋ buˊ zhaoˊ
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