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不够

不夠
bú gòuHSK 4

不够 (bú gòu) is an HSK 4 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto be insufficient

    • EX
      我带的钱不够，还差二十块钱。

      I didn’t bring enough money. I’m still twenty yuan short.

    • EX
      你的睡眠时间不够，白天会没有精神。

      You're not getting enough sleep, so you'll feel tired during the day.

2

adverb 副

  1. Englishnot sufficiently

    • EX
      我今天穿得不够多，晚上回家的时候有点冷。

      I didn’t wear enough clothes today, so I felt a little cold on the way home tonight.

    • EX
      他做作业不够认真，所以有几个地方写错了。

      He wasn’t careful enough with his homework, so he got a few parts wrong.