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不足

bùzú

not enough

A person holding an almost empty bowl
Memory picture

Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

足 zú

Strokes
7
Radical
足 — foot
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 足

Example phrases

  • 时间不足了。 Shí jiān bù zú le. There is not enough time now.
  • 睡眠不足。 Shuì mián bù zú. Sleep is not enough.
  • 经验不足。 Jīng yàn bù zú. Experience is not enough.

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