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足够

zú gòu

enough; ample; sufficient

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Example Sentences

我有足够的时间学习中文。

wǒ yǒu zúgòu de shíjiān xuéxí zhōngwén.

I have enough time to learn Chinese.

这个房间足够大,可以容纳我们所有人。

zhège fángjiān zúgòu dà, kěyǐ róngnà wǒmen suǒyǒu rén.

This room is big enough to hold all of us.

你的钱足够买这本书吗?

nǐ de qián zúgòu mǎi zhè běn shū ma?

Is your money enough to buy this book?

Synonyms

(gòu)

enough

充分 (chōngfèn)

sufficient

Antonyms

不足 (bùzú)

insufficient

不够 (bùgòu)

not enough

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 足够 (zúgòu) is composed of two characters: 足 (zú), meaning "sufficient" or "enough", and 够 (gòu), meaning "to reach" or "to be enough". Together, these characters form the compound word 足够, which means "sufficient" or "enough".The character 足 (zú) is an ancient Chinese character that has been used for thousands of years. It is composed of two parts: the radical ⻌ (bù), which means "step" or "foot", and the phonetic component 足 (zú). The radical ⻌ (bù) indicates that the character 足 (zú) is related to the concept of "stepping" or "walking". The phonetic component 足 (zú) provides the pronunciation of the character.The character 够 (gòu) is also an ancient Chinese character that has been used for thousands of years. It is composed of two parts: the radical 扌 (shǒu), which means "hand", and the phonetic component 够 (gòu). The radical 扌 (shǒu) indicates that the character 够 (gòu) is related to the concept of "hand" or "grasping". The phonetic component 够 (gòu) provides the pronunciation of the character.When the characters 足 (zú) and 够 (gòu) are combined to form the compound word 足够 (zúgòu), the meaning of the word is "sufficient" or "enough". This is because the character 足 (zú) means "sufficient" or "enough", and the character 够 (gòu) means "to reach" or "to be enough". Together, these characters form the compound word 足够, which means "sufficient" or "enough".