不足 bù zú ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ bat1 zuk1 HSK 5 進階級 · Level 3
- insufficient
- lacking
- deficiency
- not enough
- inadequate
- not worth
- cannot
- should not
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不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
足
- 充足 chōng zú ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ cung1 zuk1 adequate
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 富足 fù zú ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ fu3 zuk1 rich
- 满足 滿足 mǎn zú ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨˊ mun5 zuk1 to satisfy
- 知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 content with one's situation
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- 立足 lì zú ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ laap6 zuk1 to stand
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
- 足够 足夠 zú gòu ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ zuk1 gau3 enough; sufficient
- 足球 zú qiú ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zuk1 kau4 soccer; football
- 足迹 足跡 zú jì ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ zuk1 zik1 footprint
- 长足 長足 cháng zú ㄔㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ coeng4 zuk1 remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
- 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 negligible; insignificant
- 无足轻重 無足輕重 wú zú qīng zhòng ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ mou4 zuk1 hing1 cung5 insignificant
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ mei5 zung1 bat1 zuk1 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
- 足智多谋 足智多謀 zú zhì duō móu ㄗㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ zuk1 zi3 do1 mau4 resourceful
- 世足 Shì zú ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˊ sai3 zuk1 World Cup (soccer) (Tw)
- 国足 國足 guó zú ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨˊ gwok3 zuk1 national soccer team
- 大足 Dà zú ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨˊ daai6 zuk1 see 大足区
- 失足 shī zú ㄕ ㄗㄨˊ sat1 zuk1 to lose one's footing
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zing1 loeng4 zuk1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
- 不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔˇ bat1 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2 not worth mentioning (idiom)
- 不足为怪 不足為怪 bù zú wéi guài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ bat1 zuk1 wai4 gwaai3 not at all surprising (idiom)
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- 不足为奇 不足為奇 bù zú wéi qí ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4 not at all surprising (idiom)
- 捶胸顿足 捶胸頓足 chuí xiōng dùn zú ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1 (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
- 抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián ㄉㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ dai2 zuk1 ji4 min4 lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
- 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí ㄈㄥ ㄧ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˊ fung1 ji1 zuk1 sik6 having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 家给人足 家給人足 jiā jǐ rén zú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ gaa1 kap1 jan4 zuk1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
Example sentences
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我 睡眠 不足 。
I'm not getting enough sleep.
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心 有余 有餘 而 力 不足 。
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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我们 我們 现在 現在 人手 不足 。
We need more workers.
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他 的 主意 不足挂齿 不足掛齒 。
His proposal is not worth talking about.
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光 看 表面 是 不足 够 夠 的 。
All that glitters is not gold.
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