"Enough" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out
 zú gòu enough / sufficient
 gòu qiàng unbearable / terrible / enough / unlikely
 fū to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough
 gòu yòng adequate / sufficient / enough
 chéng le to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do!
 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not
 bù gòu not enough / insufficient / inadequate
 guǒ rán really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed
 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
 dé le all right! / that's enough!
 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough
 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
 yǒng yú to dare to / to be brave enough to
 guǒ zhēn really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...
 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by
 wēn bǎo to have enough food and warm clothes / adequately provided
 shòu jìn to suffer enough from / to suffer all kinds of / to have one's fill of
 qiàn jiā suboptimal / subpar / not good enough
 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
 chuò chuò yǒu yú enough and to spare (idiom)
 còu qián to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)
 còu zú to scrape together enough (people, money etc)
 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)
 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
 hàn niú chōng dòng lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom) / fig. many books
 bǎo miáo to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop
 gòu to draw a bow to the full / the range of a bow and arrow / old variant of 夠|够[gou4], enough
 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom)
 guò yóu bù jí too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
 yī kuí yǐ zú one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
 rén jǐ jiā zú lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom) / comfortably off
 tóu biān duàn liú arms enough to stem the stream (idiom) / formidable army
 xuè liú piāo chǔ enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom) / rivers of blood / blood bath
 háng háng chū zhuàng yuán lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom) / fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
 pín wú lì zhuī not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute
 pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute
 gāo bù còu dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
 yī zhī wéi shèn once is more than enough (idiom)
 zhòng kǒu shuò jīn lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
 sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
 shòu gòu to have had enough of / to be fed up with / to have had one's fill of
 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
 hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 jiā jǐ rén zú lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom) / comfortably off
 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 láng duō ròu shǎo many wolves and not enough meat / not enough to go around
 xìng jìn to have lost interest / to have had enough
 qiāo zú yǐ dài lit. raise one's foot enough to delay / make a pretence of action (idiom)
 zhōu zhuǎn turnover (in cash or personnel) / to have enough resources to cover a need / also written 周轉|周转
 gāo dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
 fù fù yǒu yú richly provided for / having enough and to spare
 fú tiē to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later
 hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
 shì kě rěn , shú bù kě rěn if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
 hé bù shí ròu mí lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
 zhǎng jì xing (coll.) to learn one's lesson / to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
 yī huí shēng èr huí shú unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
 rén jiān bù chāi life is hard enough as it is / don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
 dīng fū (in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
 huó jiǔ jiàn (neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything / Just incredible!
 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
 shuō yě qí guài strangely enough / oddly enough / strange to say
 hǎi hán (polite expression) to be magnanimous enough to forgive or tolerate (one's errors or shortcomings)
 qīng chè tòu dǐ (of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
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