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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
不夠
- to be insufficient; to be lacking; to not be enough
- 人手不夠。／人手不够。 ― Rénshǒu bùgòu. ― There is a lack of staff.
這道菜不夠火候。
这道菜不够火候。 - Zhè dào cài bùgòu huǒhòu.
- This dish is undercooked.
這空兒不夠，放不下洗衣機。
这空儿不够，放不下洗衣机。 - Zhèi kòngr bùgòu, fàng bùxià xǐyījī.
- This space is not enough to put a washing machine in.
Synonyms
- 不敷 (bùfū) (literary)
- 不滿 / 不满 (bùmǎn)
- 不足 (bùzú)
- 乏達 / 乏达 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 匱乏 / 匮乏 (kuìfá)
- 欠 (qiàn)
- 欠缺 (qiànquē)
- 短少 (duǎnshǎo)
- 短缺 (duǎnquē)
- 絕乏 / 绝乏 (juéfá) (literary)
- 缺乏 (quēfá)
- 缺如 (quērú) (literary)
- 缺少 (quēshǎo)
- 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
- 缺缺 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 虧 / 亏 (kuī)
- 貧 / 贫 (pín) (literary, or in compounds)
- 闕乏 / 阙乏 (quēfá) (literary)
- 闕如 / 阙如 (quērú) (literary)
Adverb
不夠
- not enough; not sufficiently
- 檢查不夠嚴格。／检查不够严格。 ― Jiǎnchá bùgòu yángé. ― The inspection was not sufficiently rigorous.
我不贊同這位同學的觀點，至少他的觀點不夠全面。
我不赞同这位同学的观点，至少他的观点不够全面。 - Wǒ bù zàntóng zhè wèi tóngxué de guāndiǎn, zhìshào tā de guāndiǎn bùgòu quánmiàn.
- I don't agree with this student's point of view — at the very least, his point of view is not comprehensive enough.
Synonyms