不足

bù zú

HSK 5 verb / noun

Meaning 释义

insufficient
lacking
deficiency
not enough
inadequate
not worth
cannot
should not

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In real sentences 真实例句

睡眠shuìmián不足bùzú增加zēngjiā心脏病xīnzàngbìng发作fāzuò的de危险wēixiǎn。

Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.

Tatoeba #797071

光guāng看kàn表面biǎomiàn是shì不bù足够zúgòu的de。

All that glitters is not gold.

Tatoeba #806211

博物馆bówùguǎn资金zījīn不足bùzú，只好zhǐhǎo关门guān mén。

The museum had to close due to lack of finances.

Tatoeba #520650

比bǐ上shàng不足bùzú，比bǐ下xià有余yǒuyú。

Better than nothing, but better than the worst.

Tatoeba #706819

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

不 bù HSK 1 再 zài HSK 1 才 cái HSK 3 前 qián HSK 1 不过 bù guò HSK 4 不要 bù yào HSK 1 不错 bù cuò HSK 2 位 wèi HSK 2

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