not lead to; not cause
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
not to the point of; will not result in; not lead to
formalTypically used to describe a preventive action that avoids a negative outcome. Often precedes the undesirable consequence in a negative clause.
Shì事
qián前
zuò做
hǎo好
zhǔn准
bèi备
，
jiù就
bù不
zhì致
lín临
shí时
shǒu手
máng忙
jiǎo脚
luàn乱
le了
。
If you prepare in advance, you won't be thrown into confusion at the last minute.
Xìng幸
kuī亏
yī医
shēng生
jí及
shí时
gǎn赶
dào到
，
cái才
bù不
zhì致
niàng酿
chéng成
dà大
huò祸
。
Fortunately, the doctor arrived in time, preventing the situation from turning into a disaster.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
duō多
jiǎn检
chá查
jǐ几
biàn遍
，
yǐ以
miǎn免
bù不
zhì致
chū出
cuò错
。
We need to check several more times to avoid making mistakes.
Yǒu有
le了
zhè这
xiē些
ān安
quán全
cuò措
shī施
，
jiù就
bù不
zhì致
fā发
shēng生
yì意
wài外
le了
。
With these safety measures in place, accidents won't happen.