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不足

bù zú
HSK 5
insufficient, lacking, deficiency
adjective
verb

Example Sentences

他的知识不足以应对这个问题。
tāde zhīshí bùzú yǐ yìngduì zhègè wèntí 。
His knowledge is insufficient to handle this problem.
这家公司最近的资金不足。
zhè jiā gōngsī zuìjìn de zījīn bùzú 。
This company has been lacking funds recently.
你的努力不足以达到目标。
nǐde nǔlì bùzú yǐ dádào mùbiāo 。
Your efforts are not enough to reach the goal.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

不够bùgòu
not enough
Expresses a similar meaning of lacking, often used in everyday conversation.
缺乏quēfá
lack
More formal term that indicates a deficiency in something.

Words Starting With 不

不客气bù kè qi
you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it
不仅bù jǐn
not only (this one); not just (...) but also
不但bù dàn
not only (... but also...)
不得不bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
不管bù guǎn
"no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter"

Words Ending With 足

满足mǎn zú
to satisfy; to meet (the needs of)
充足chōng zú
adequate; sufficient; abundant
十足shí zú
ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
画蛇添足huà shé tiān zú
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
立足lì zú
to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on

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Individual Characters

HSK 1
不bù
(negative prefix), not, no
足zú
foot, leg, sufficient, ample

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