不足

bù zú · bu zu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. insufficient
  2. lacking
  3. deficiency
  4. not enough
  5. inadequate
  6. not worth
  7. cannot
  8. should not

In a sentence

2 examples
01

通(tōng)过(guò)这(zhè)次(cì)比(bǐ)赛(sài),我(wǒ)意(yì)识(shí)到(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)不(bù)足(zú)。

Through this match, I realized my inadequacies.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)罪(zuì)恶(è)源(yuán)于(yú)金(jīn)钱(qián)的(de)不(bù)足(zú)

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

Tatoeba: Chinese by elizabethchan · English by cris · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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