不夠

See also: 不够

Chinese
not; no to reach; to be enough
trad. (不夠) 不 夠
simp. (不够) 不 够

Pronunciation

Verb

不夠

  1. 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。 [MSC, trad.]
    这空儿不够，放不下洗衣机。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèi kòngr bùgòu, fàng bùxià xǐyījī. [Pinyin]
    This space is not enough to put a washing machine in.

Synonyms
Synonyms of 不夠

Adverb

不夠

  1. 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。 [MSC, trad.]
    我不赞同这位同学的观点，至少他的观点不够全面。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bù zàntóng zhè wèi tóngxué de guāndiǎn, zhìshào tā de guāndiǎn bùgòu quánmiàn. [Pinyin]
    I don't agree with this student's point of view — at the very least, his point of view is not comprehensive enough.

Synonyms
  • (Min Nan) 無夠／无够
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