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HSK 2a

不够

Traditional: 不夠

bù gòu

不够 (bù gòu) means “not enough; insufficient; inadequate”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese word (traditional 不夠) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How to write 不够

Practice each character:

不够

Example

时间不够了。

Shíjiān búgòu le.

There's not enough time.

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 不够 mean?
不够 (bù gòu) means “not enough; insufficient; inadequate”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 不够 pronounced?
不够 is pronounced “bù gòu” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 不够?
不够 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-07-18