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十足

shí zú · shi zu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. ample
  2. complete
  3. hundred percent
  4. a pure shade (of some color)
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Full of confidence

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)打(dǎ)乒乓球(pīngpāngqiú)，你(nǐ)信心(xìnxīn)十足(shízú)吗(ma)？

    Table tennis today. Are you full of confidence?

  2. Liangliang

    十足(shízú)！我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)练(liàn)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Totally! I practiced for three hours yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)开始(kāishǐ)吧(ba)。

    Good, let us start.

  4. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)输了(shūle)十(shí)个(gè)球(qiú)。

    Oh no, I lost ten points.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)信心(xìnxīn)十足(shízú)吗(ma)？

    Did you not say you were full of confidence?

  6. Liangliang

    信心(xìnxīn)十足(shízú)，球技(qiújì)不足(bùzú)。

    Full of confidence, short of skill.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)看(kàn)上(shang)去(qu)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)十(shí)足(zú)的(de)绅(shēn)士(shì)。

He looks every inch a gentleman.

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02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)服(fú)务(wù)态(tài)度(dù)十(shí)足(zú)地(de)差(chà)。

The service at this restaurant is thoroughly bad.

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