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不够

bù gòuㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: BẤT CẤU

Traditional: 不夠

HSK 3.0 · 4

Meaning(adjective)

not enough; insufficient; inadequate

不够 + adjective = not … enough: 不够好, 不够努力.

Examples

  • 钱不够,我们少买一点吧。

    qián bú gòu, wǒ men shǎo mǎi yì diǎn ba.

    We don't have enough money—let's buy less.

  • 时间不够了,快点写。

    shí jiān bú gòu le, kuài diǎn xiě.

    We're running out of time—write faster.

  • 这件衣服不够大。

    zhè jiàn yī fu bú gòu dà.

    This piece of clothing isn't big enough.

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Stroke order

BẤT · 4 strokes

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

CẤU · 11 strokes

enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out