不够

不夠

búgòu

adjective HSK 4 #1,321

Meanings

1 not enough
2 insufficient

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

时间不够了。

Shíjiān búgòu le.

There's not enough time.

HSK 1

这些菜不够吃。

Zhèxiē cài búgòu chī.

This food isn't enough to eat.

HSK 3

钱不够，怎么办？

Qián búgòu, zěnmebàn?

There's not enough money - what do we do?

Tips

grammar

不够 + verb means 'not enough to (do something)': 不够吃 (not enough to eat), 不够用 (not enough to use).

Stroke Order

不 bù

够 gòu