不够

bù gòu

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. not enough
2. insufficient
3. inadequate

Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items

• 充分 chōng fèn 充分 chōng fèn ample 足够，充足: ample
• 充足 chōng zú 充足 chōng zú adequate 足够: adequate

Synonyms

1 item

• 不足 bù zú 不足 bù zú insufficient 表示数量或程度达不到所需: insufficient

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“不够”后可直接接形容词或动词，如“不够好”、“不够吃”，但不能单独用作谓语说“这个东西不够”，需补出比较对象或形容词。

Example Sentences

4 shown

这些钱 不够 买一本书。

This money is not enough to buy a book.

不够 吗？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2081687)

你 不够 快。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 501529)

1000日元够 不够 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 846485)

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Child Words of 不够

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 够 够 gòu: enough (sufficient)