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gòu
Main
English Definitionenough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
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Pinyingòu
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gau3
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=2,5

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Words With Same Head Word    
够用gòuyòngadequate; sufficient; enough
够呛gòuqiàngunbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely
够格gòugéable to pass muster; qualified; apt; presentable
够不着gòu buzháoto be unable to reach
够意思gòu yìsiwonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous
Words With Same Tail Word    
能够nénggòuto be capable of; to be able to; can
足够zúgòuenough; sufficient
不够bùgòunot enough; insufficient; inadequate
受够shòugòuto have had enough of; to be fed up with; to have had one's fill of
有够yǒugòuvery; extremely
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