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足以

zú yǐ · zu yi

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  1. sufficient to...
  2. so much so that
  3. so that
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Enough to hold it

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)帐篷(zhàngpeng)大(dà)吗(ma)？我们(wǒmen)三个(sāngè)人(rén)能(néng)睡(shuì)吗(ma)？

    Is this tent big? Can three of us sleep in it?

  2. Dengdeng

    大(dà)，它(tā)足以(zúyǐ)睡下(shuìxià)四个(sìgè)人(rén)。

    Yes. It is big enough to sleep four people.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)风(fēng)这么(zhème)大(dà)，它(tā)稳(wěn)吗(ma)？

    But the wind is so strong. Is it steady?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这些(zhèxiē)石头(shítou)足以(zúyǐ)压(yā)住(zhù)它(tā)。

    Look, these stones are enough to hold it down.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！那(nà)我们(wǒmen)吃(chī)完(wán)饭(fàn)就(jiù)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)吧(ba)。

    Good! Then let us sleep after we eat.

  6. Dengdeng

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，谁(shéi)带(dài)了(le)睡袋(shuìdài)？

    Wait. Who brought the sleeping bags?

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2 examples
01

天(tiān)冷(lěng)得(de)足(zú)以(yǐ)让(ràng)湖(hú)结(jié)冰(bīng)。

The weather was so cold that the lake froze over.

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02

这(zhè)些(xiē)证(zhèng)据(jù)足(zú)以(yǐ)证(zhèng)明(míng)他(tā)是(shì)无(wú)辜(gū)的(de)。

This evidence is sufficient to prove that he is innocent.

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