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| Pronunciation |
: |
gòu |
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| Meaning |
: |
- enough; sufficient; adequate. (adj)
- enough (to reach a certain extent); sufficiently. (adv)
- reach (something by stretching). (v)
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| Radical |
: |
夕 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
夠 |
| Usage |
: |
22.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
be not enough; lack; insufficient |
| 2. |
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: |
can; be able to; be capable |
| 3. |
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: |
enough; ample; sufficient |
| 4. |
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: |
generous; really something |
Sentences:
| 1. I’ve had enough. |
| wǒ |
chī |
gòu |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
吃 |
够 |
了 |
。 |
|
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 够 |
: |
enough |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed |
|
| 2. You’ve really done a hard day’s work. |
| jīn |
tiān |
nǐ |
men |
kě |
gòu |
xīn |
kǔ |
le |
。 |
| 今 |
天 |
你 |
们 |
可 |
够 |
辛 |
苦 |
了 |
。 |
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| 今天 |
: |
today |
| 你们 |
: |
you (plural) |
| 可 |
: |
very |
| 够 |
: |
sufficiently |
| 辛苦 |
: |
hard, strenuous, toilsome, laborious |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed |
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| 3. These products do not come up to standard. |
| zhè |
xiē |
chǎn |
pǐn |
bú |
gòu |
biāo |
zhǔn |
。 |
| 这 |
些 |
产 |
品 |
不 |
够 |
标 |
准 |
。 |
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|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 些 |
: |
(measure word) some |
| 产品 |
: |
product |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 够 |
: |
enough |
| 标准 |
: |
standard |
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| 4. I can’t reach the books on the top shelf. |
| wǒ |
gòu |
bú |
dào |
dǐng |
céng |
shū |
jià |
shàng |
de |
shū |
。 |
| 我 |
够 |
不 |
到 |
顶 |
层 |
书 |
架 |
上 |
的 |
书 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 够 |
: |
to reach |
| 不到 |
: |
(used after a verb) it’s not possible to do something |
| 顶 |
: |
top |
| 层 |
: |
level |
| 书架 |
: |
book shelf |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
| 书 |
: |
book |
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