How to say “be enough” in Chinese
be enough; enough
“Be enough” in Chinese is 够, gòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
够 is read gòu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 多 “many”: many means enough. On the left, 句.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “够”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 够. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天够累的。jīntiāngòulèideBoy, am I tired today.
- 他够懒的。tāgòulǎndeBoy, is he lazy.
- 这儿的冬天够冷的zhèrdedōngtiāngòulěngdeBoy, are the winters cold here!
- 我相信你能够完成任务wǒxiāngxìnnǐnénggòuwánchéngrènwuI believe you can complete the task.
- 时间不够了，我们得快一点儿。shíjiānbúgòule,wǒmenděikuàiyìdiǎnrWe're running out of time, we need to hurry.
- 时间够吗？shíjiāngòumaIs there enough time?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Everyone has their weak points”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be enough” in Chinese?
“Be enough” in Chinese is 够, pinyin gòu.
What does 够 mean?
够 (gòu) means “be enough; enough”.
How do you write 够?
够 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 够?
够 is read gòu. Tones: gòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be enough” in the lesson “Everyone has their weak points”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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