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不够

bù gòu · bu gou

Traditional 不夠

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因(yīn)为(wèi)你(nǐ)不(bú)够(gòu)努(nǔ)力(lì)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)才(cái)会(huì)失(shī)败(bài)。

The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.

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这(zhè)些(xiē)材(cái)料(liào)不(bú)够(gòu)，我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)需(xū)要(yào)再(zài)买(mǎi)一(yì)些(xiē)。

These materials are not enough; we still need to buy some more.

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no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

enough (sufficient); enough (too much)

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