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不够

bù gòu · bu gou

Traditional 不夠

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Meaning

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  1. not enough
  2. insufficient
  3. inadequate
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Not enough money

  1. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)，多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    Two roasted sweet potatoes, please. How much?

  2. Dengdeng

    十(shí)块(kuài)。

    Ten yuan.

  3. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)八(bā)块(kuài)，不够(bùgòu)。

    Oh no, I only have eight yuan. It's not enough.

  4. Dengdeng

    钱(qián)不够(bùgòu)就(jiù)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)，五块(wǔkuài)。

    If you don't have enough, buy one. Five yuan.

  5. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)！我(wǒ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)还(hái)有(yǒu)两块(liǎngkuài)！

    Wait! I have two more yuan in my pocket!

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，十块(shíkuài)正好(zhènghǎo)……可是(kěshì)红薯(hóngshǔ)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)一个(yīgè)了(le)！

    Great, ten yuan exactly... but there is only one sweet potato left!

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2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)你(nǐ)不(bú)够(gòu)努(nǔ)力(lì)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)才(cái)会(huì)失(shī)败(bài)。

The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)材(cái)料(liào)不(bú)够(gòu)，我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)需(xū)要(yào)再(zài)买(mǎi)一(yì)些(xiē)。

These materials are not enough; we still need to buy some more.

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不
bù

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

够
gòu

enough (sufficient); enough (too much)

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