足够 zúgòu enough
enough; sufficient
How to remember 足够: 足 foot + 够 enough = enough.
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How it is used
- Enough / sufficient - 足够的时间 (zúgòu de shíjiān) enough time, 钱足够了 the money is sufficient.
- Emphasizes adequacy for a purpose, a touch more formal/emphatic than plain 够 (gòu).
- Can precede a noun (足够的…) or stand as predicate (…足够了).
Example sentences
- 你有足够的时间。 Nǐ yǒu zúgòu de shíjiān.You have plenty of time.
- 你有足够的食物吗？ Nǐ yǒu zúgòu de shíwù ma?Do you have enough food?
- 这饭足够三个人吃。 Zhèfàn zúgòu sāngè rén chī.This meal is adequate for three.