Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
够
gòu
Description
"够"用来说东西的数量或程度到了需要的水平。
"够" is used to say that the quantity or degree of something has reached the needed level.
比如钱够不够，时间够不够，我们都常常用这个词。
For example, we often use "够" to ask if there is enough money or enough time.
Meanings
够gòu
enough; sufficient
这些钱够我们买菜了。
This money is enough for us to buy groceries.
够gòu
quite; really (before adjectives)
今天够冷的。
It's cold enough today.
够gòu
to reach (for something)
我够不到那本书。
I can't reach that book.
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Notes
- Nuance
够 often implies just meeting a needed amount, unlike 很 which is neutral intensity.
- Usage
够…的 pattern (如 够贵的) adds a tone of complaint or emphasis.
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