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  <h2>Contents</h2>

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    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

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      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

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      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">不到</span> + Number + Measure Word（+ Noun）
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">我 女儿 还 不到 三 岁。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ nǚ’ér hái bùdào sān suì.</span><br/><span> My daughter is still less than three years old.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 昨天 睡 了 不到 五 个 小时 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān shuì le bùdào wǔ gè xiǎoshí.</span> <span> Yesterday I slept for less than five hours.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 件 衣服 花 了 不到 一百 块 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu huā le bùdào yī bǎi kuài.</span><br/><span> This piece of clothing costs less than 100 RMB.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 家 到 公司 不到 五百 米 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiā dào gōngsī bùdào wǔ bǎi mǐ.</span><br/><span> It is less than 500 meters from my house to the company.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">在 美国，不到 21岁，不能 喝酒 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zài Měiguó, bùdào èrshí-yī suì, bù néng hē jiǔ.</span><br/><span> In America, people less than 21 years old cannot drink alcohol.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="using-不到-with-就">Using <span class="hanzist">不到</span> with <span class="hanzist">就</span></h2>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

  <p><span class="hanzi">"不到"放在一个时间点或者时间段前，后面跟"就"连用，表示某事发生得比一般情况要早。</span><br/></p>

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      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">不到</span> + Time Word + <span class="hanzist">就</span> + Verb + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">了</span>
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">他们 认识 不到 两 个 月 就 结婚 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tāmen rènshi bùdào liǎng gè yuè jiù jiéhūn le.</span><br/><span> They've known each other for less than two months and are already married.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">李 医生不到 55 岁 就 退休 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Lǐ yīshēng bùdào wǔshí-wǔ suìjiù tuìxiū le.</span><br/><span> Dr. Li is less than 55 years old and he already retired.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">爷爷 不到 60 岁 就 去世 了。</span> <span class="pinyin">Yéye bùdào liùshí suì jiù qùshì le.</span><br/><span> My grandpa was less than 60 years old when he died.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 回家 住 了 不到 一 个 星期 就 要 走 了？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ huíjiā zhù le bùdào yī gè xīngqī jiù yào zǒu le?</span><br/><span> You went to live at home and moved out in less than a week?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">老板 不到 30 岁 就 有 白 头发 了。</span> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn bùdào sānshí suì jiù yǒu bái tóufa le.</span><br/><span> My boss is less than 30 years old and already has white hair showing on his head.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Emphasizing_quantity_with_&quot;dou&quot;" title="wikilink">Emphasizing quantity with "dou"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Referring_to_&quot;all&quot;_using_&quot;suoyou&quot;" title="wikilink">Referring to "all" using "suoyou"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Indicating_a_number_in_excess" title="wikilink">Indicating a number in excess</a></li>

    <li><a href="Indicating_the_whole_with_&quot;quan&quot;" title="wikilink">Indicating the whole with "quan"</a></li>
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