不够

不夠

búgòu

adjective HSK 2 #1,321

Meanings

1 not enough
2 insufficient

Characters

Examples

时间不够了。

Shíjiān bú gòu le.

There's not enough time.

钱不够，怎么办？

Qián bú gòu, zěnme bàn?

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

这些菜不够吃。

Zhèxiē cài bú gòu chī.

This food isn't enough to eat.

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