bù zú
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  • 1

    adj.not enough; insufficient

    • xué shēng de shuì mián bù zú

      学生睡眠不足

      Students lack sleep.

    • wǒ men de rén shǒu bù zú

      我们人手不足

      We are shorthanded.

    • zī liào bù zú nán yǐ ràng rén xìn fú

      资料不足信服

      The data is not enough to be convincing.

  • 2

    v.less than

    • wǒ men de zī jīn bù zú yī wàn yuán

      我们资金不足

      We have less than ten thousand yuan in funds.

    • nǐ cái gōng zuò le bù zú yī gè yuè

      工作不足

      You've been working for less than a month.

    • gōng rén jiǎn shǎo dào bù zú yī qiān rén

      工人减少不足

      The workforce has shrunk to less than a thousand.

  • 3

    v.not worth/deserve

    • zhè diǎn xiǎo shì bù zú jiè huái

      小事不足介怀

      Such a trifle is nothing to worry about.

    • yǐ tā men de néng lì dé dào zhè yàng de jié guǒ bù zú wéi qí

      他们能力得到这样结果不足

      With their ability to get results like this is no surprise.

    • wǒ men de nǔ lì jiǎn zhí bù zú guà chǐ

      我们努力简直不足齿

      Our efforts look puny.

  • 4

    v.cannot; should not

    • bù zú wéi píng

      不足

      can't be taken as evidence

    • chuán yán bù zú wéi xìn

      传言不足

      Hearsay cannot be taken seriously.

    • bù zú wéi xùn

      不足

      not to be taken as an example