not to be present · to be out · (euphemism) to pass away · to be deceased

bù zài

b+ù·4th tonez+ài·4th tone

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Dorothy isn't in the office.

Dorothy 不在办工室。

I'll not be at home next Sunday.

我下周日不在家。

Should anyone call on me in my absence, tell him that I will be back soon.

如果我不在的时候有人来找我，麻烦你告訴他我很快回来。

Whenever I call, he is out.

无论我甚么时候打给他，他也不在家。

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