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不足

bù zú
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. insufficient
  2. 2. lacking
  3. 3. deficiency
  4. 4. not enough
  5. 5. inadequate
  6. 6. not worth
  7. 7. cannot
  8. 8. should not

Words Containing 不足

卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào

to be too petty or insignificant to mention

不足道
bù zú dào

inconsiderable

不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào

no use to tell others

睡眠不足
shuì mián bù zú

lack of sleep

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

成事不足,败事有余
chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú

unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)

微不足道
wēi bù zú dào

negligible; insignificant

美中不足
měi zhōng bù zú

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

贪心不足
tān xīn bù zú

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

先天不足,后天失调
xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo

to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life

卑不足道
bēi bù zú dào

not worth mentioning

不足为训
bù zú wéi xùn

not to be taken as an example

比上不足比下有余
bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú

to fall short of the best but be better than the worst

不足齿数
bù zú chǐ shù

not worth mentioning

不足为道
bù zú wéi dào

to be not worth mentioning

贫不足耻
pín bù zú chǐ

it is no disgrace to be poor (idiom)

不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí

not at all surprising (idiom)

注意力不足过动症
zhù yì lì bù zú guò dòng zhèng

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

不足为虑
bù zú wéi lǜ

to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about

心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)

先天不足
xiān tiān bù zú

congenital deficiency

不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ

not worth mentioning (idiom)

心有余,力不足
xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú

The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).

不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài

not at all surprising (idiom)

不足月
bù zú yuè

premature (birth, child)

学然后知不足
xué rán hòu zhī bù zú

to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì])