Word: 不够 (bùgòu)

一种语言是永远不够的。

Yìzhǒng yǔyán shì yǒngyuǎn búgòu de.

One language is never enough.

一种语言永远不够。

Yìzhǒng yǔyán yǒngyuǎn búgòu.

One language is never enough.

人数不够啊！

Rénshù búgòu a!

There aren't enough people!

他们不够好，对吧？

Tāmen búgòu hǎo, duì ba?

They aren't good enough, are they?

他的现金总是不够用。

Tā de xiànjīn zǒngshì búgòu yòng.

He's always running short of cash.

他的退休金够不够用？

Tā de tuìxiūjīn gòu búgòu yòng?

Is his pension enough to live on?

你还不够经验。

Nǐ hái búgòu jīngyàn.

You're still green.

农场里的饲料已经不够了。

Nóngchǎng lǐ de sìliào yǐjīng búgòule.

The farm is running out of feed.

吵架归根到底是沟通不够。

Chǎojià guīgēndàodǐ shì gōutōng búgòu.

In the final analysis, arguments come from a lack of communication.

和他的弟弟相比，他不够聪明。

Hé tā de dìdi xiāngbǐ, tā búgòu cōngming.

Compared to his brother, he's not so wise.

哥哥想开饭馆，但是资金不够。

Gēge xiǎngkāi fànguǎn, dànshì zījīn búgòu.

My brother wants to open a restaurant, but he doesn't have enough funds.

因为你不够努力，所以才会失败。

Yīnwèi nǐ búgòu nǔlì, suǒyǐ cái huì shībài.

The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.

地面不够平坦，桌子会晃。

Dìmiàn búgòu píngtǎn, zhuōzi huì huàng.

The floor isn't even enough, so the table wobbles.

夏天太干了，村里的水源不够用。

Xiàtiān tài gānle, cūnlǐ de shuǐyuán búgòu yòng.

The summer was so dry that the village's water supply wasn't enough.

学习一种外国的语言不够了。

Xuéxí yìzhǒng wàiguó de yǔyán búgòule.

It is not enough to study the language of a foreign country.

完美还不够好。

Wánměi hái búgòu hǎo.

Perfection isn't good enough.

山上的补给不够，我们得下山。

Shānshàng de bǔjǐ búgòu, wǒmen de xiàshān.

The supplies on the mountain aren't enough, so we have to go down.

工地上的劳动力不够了。

Gōngdì shàng de láodònglì búgòule.

There isn't enough manpower at the construction site.

店里人手不够，你能来帮忙吗？

Diàn lǐ rénshǒu búgòu, nǐ néng lái bāngmáng ma?

The shop is short of hands. Can you come help?

总是觉得时间不够用。

Zǒngshì juéde shíjiān búgòu yòng.

I always feel that there isn't enough time.

您过奖了，我做得还不够好。

Nín guòjiǎng le, wǒ zuò de hái búgòu hǎo.

You flatter me. I haven't done well enough yet.

我不够坚强。

Wǒ búgòu jiānqiáng.

I wasn't strong enough.

我不够钱去旅行。

Wǒ búgòu qián qù lǚxíng.

I am short of money for my trip.

我不知道那些钱够不够。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nèixiē qián gòu búgòu.

I don't know if that will be enough money for me.

我们一共才有两百块钱，完全不够。

Wǒmen yígòng cái yǒu liǎng bǎi kuài qián, wánquán búgòu.

Altogether we've only got two hundred kuai. It's nowhere near enough.

我们一共才有500块钱，完全不够。

Wǒmen yígòng cái yǒu wǔbǎi kuài qián, wánquán búgòu.

Altogether we've only got 500 bucks - it's not enough at all.

我们的法律制度还不够健全。

Wǒmen de fǎlǜ zhìdù hái búgòu jiànquán.

Our legal system is still not robust enough.

我的力不够，这扇门推不开。

Wǒ de lì búgòu, zhè shàn mén tuī bù kāi.

I'm not strong enough to push this door open.

我的法语说得不够好。

Wǒ de Fǎyǔ shuō de búgòu hǎo.

My French isn't good enough.

我的钱不够去波士顿。

Wǒ de qián búgòu qù Bōshìdùn.

I don't have enough money to go to Boston.

手机存储空间不够了。

Shǒujī cúnchǔ kōngjiān búgòule.

The phone's storage space is full.

承诺是不够的。

Chéngnuò shì búgòu de.

Promises aren't enough.

拍照片光线不够亮。

Pāi zhàopiān guāngxiàn búgòu liàng.

There is insufficient light to take pictures.

时间不够，你能不能变通一下？

Shíjiān búgòu, nǐ néng bùnéng biàntōng yíxià?

There isn't enough time, so could you make an adjustment?

有些人担心核能不够安全。

Yǒuxiē rén dānxīn hénéng búgòu ānquán.

Some people worry that nuclear energy isn't safe enough.

楼梯的照明不够亮。

Lóutī de zhàomíng búgòu liàng.

The illumination on the staircase isn't bright enough.

泰山顶上观日出，看不够的风光

Tài Shān dǐngshàng guān rìchū, kàn búgòu de fēngguāng

watching the sunrise from the top of Mount Tai: scenery you can't see enough of

火的热度不够，肉不熟。

Huǒ de rèdù búgòu, ròu bù shú.

The fire isn't hot enough, so the meat isn't cooked.

第二优秀是远远不够的。

Dì'èr yōuxiù shì yuǎnyuǎn búgòu de.

Second best is never enough.

老虎吃蝗虫,不够塞牙缝儿

lǎohǔ chī huángchóng,búgòu sāi yáfèngr

A tiger eating locusts: not enough to fill the gaps in its teeth

裁缝说这块布料不够做一件大衣。

Cáifeng shuō zhèkuài bùliào búgòu zuò yí jiàn dàyī.

The tailor said this piece of cloth isn't enough to make a coat.

要根治堵车，光修路是不够的。

Yào gēnzhì dǔchē, guāng xiūlù shì búgòu de.

To put an end to traffic jams, building roads alone isn't enough.

订单太多，现有的产能不够用。

Dìngdān tài duō, xiànyǒu de chǎnnéng búgòu yòng.

There are too many orders, and our current production capacity isn't enough.

货车马力不够，上不了坡。

Huòchē mǎlì búgòu, shàng bù liǎo pō.

The truck doesn't have enough horsepower to get up the slope.

这个手机的容量不够用。

Zhège shǒujī de róngliàng búgòu yòng.

This phone's capacity isn't enough.

这把刀不够锋利。

Zhè bǎ dāo búgòu fēnglì.

This knife won't cut well.

这种茶对我而言不够甜。

Zhèzhǒng chá duì wǒ éryán búgòu tián.

This tea isn't sweet enough for me.

这篇文章写得不够深入。

Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de búgòu shēnrù.

This article isn't thorough enough.

这篇文章的内容不够充实。

Zhè piān wénzhāng de nèiróng búgòu chōngshí.

The content of this article isn't substantial enough.

那不够好吗？

Nà búgòu hǎo ma?

Isn't that good enough?

问题是我们钱不够。

Wèntí shì wǒmen qián búgòu.

The trouble is that we do not have enough money.

骨头里的钙不够，容易骨折。

Gǔtou lǐ de gài búgòu, róngyì gǔzhé.

If there isn't enough calcium in your bones, they break easily.