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不足
bùzú
Main
English Definitioninsufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
Simplified Script不足
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinbùzú
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)bat1zuk1
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=5
Word Decomposition
不bù(negative prefix); not; no
足zúfoot; to be sufficient; ample

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Words With Same Head Word    
不错bùcuòcorrect; right; not bad; pretty good
不过bùguòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
不好意思bùhǎo yìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing somebody)
不客气bù kèqiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
不同bùtóngdifferent; distinct; not the same; not alike
Words With Same Tail Word    
满足mǎnzúto satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content
充足chōngzúadequate; sufficient; abundant
十足shízúample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
知足zhīzúcontent with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
女足nǚzúwomen's soccer
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