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HSK
just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
HSK 2
not enough / insufficient / inadequate
HSK 2
really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *够* | 够* | *够
enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out
HSK 2
insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not
HSK 5
there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late
HSK 4
to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
HSK 4
enough; sufficient
HSK 3
almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *敷* | 敷* | *敷
to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough
HSK 7-9
all right! / that's enough!
HSK 5
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
unbearable / terrible / enough / unlikely
HSK 7-9
to have had enough of / to be fed up with / to have had one's fill of
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
to dare to / to be brave enough to
HSK 7-9
to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough
HSK 7-9
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
to suffer enough from / to suffer all kinds of / to have one's fill of
(idiom) more than enough
to be able to read aloud fluently / to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud
to be good enough to be regarded as; to meet the standard expected of
to scrape together enough (people, money etc)
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
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
to be bold enough to speak out
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...
HSK 7-9
to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do!
(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
can't thank sb enough (idiom)
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
suboptimal / subpar / not good enough
(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
strangely enough / oddly enough / strange to say
to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
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
not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
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
to have enough food and warm clothes / adequately provided
to have lost interest; to have had enough
not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)
(neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything / Just incredible!
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
adequate / sufficient / enough
richly provided for / having enough and to spare
to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school
many wolves and not enough meat / not enough to go around
lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
(polite expression) to be magnanimous enough to forgive or tolerate (one's errors or shortcomings)
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
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
to have enough time (to do sth); to be able to make it (in time)
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
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
once is more than enough (idiom)
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
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
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 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
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood / blood bath
life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
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
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
to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later
to get enough sleep; to have a good night's sleep
one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *彀* | 彀* | *彀
to draw a bow to the full / the range of a bow and arrow / old variant of 夠|够, enough


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