不够

不够 bùgòu in a sentence

Insufficient

Full dictionary entry 12 sentences

不够 (bùgòu) means Insufficient. Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这根绳子 不够 长。

Zhè gēn shéngzi bú gòu cháng.

This rope is not long enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 绳子

光说 不够 ,要行动。

Guāng shuō bú gòu, yào xíngdòng.

Talking is not enough; you have to act.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 行动

问题在于时间 不够 。

Wèntí zàiyú shíjiān bú gòu.

The problem lies in there not being enough time.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 在于

他们之间沟通得 不够 。

Tāmen zhījiān gōutōng de bú gòu.

There is not enough communication between them.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 沟通

房间里的插座 不够 用。

Fángjiān lǐ de chāzuò bú gòu yòng.

There are not enough sockets in the room.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 插座

这套制度还 不够 健全。

Zhè tào zhìdù hái bú gòu jiànquán.

This system is not yet sound enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 健全

这个词用得 不够 确切。

Zhège cí yòng de bú gòu quèqiè.

This word is not used precisely enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 确切

这套资料还 不够 完备。

Zhè tào zīliào hái bú gòu wánbèi.

This set of materials is not yet complete enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 完备

时间 不够 ,我们快点儿吧。

Shíjiān bú gòu, wǒmen kuài diǎnr ba.

There is not enough time; let us hurry.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 够

归根到底,还是准备得 不够 。

Guī gēn dào dǐ, háishi zhǔnbèi de bú gòu.

In the final analysis, the preparation simply was not enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 归根到底

他的想法有点漂浮, 不够 踏实。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ yǒudiǎn piāofú, bú gòu tāshi.

His ideas are a little airy and not grounded enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 漂浮

口头同意还 不够 ,要有书面材料。

Kǒutóu tóngyì hái bú gòu, yào yǒu shūmiàn cáiliào.

Verbal agreement is not enough; written documentation is needed.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 书面

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Questions about 不够

How is 不够 used in a sentence?

This page shows 12 sentences using 不够 (bùgòu, "Insufficient"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

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