HSK 5 HSK V5
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不足

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Strokes

Collocation

1
资金不足
2
信心不足
3
先天不足
4
氧气不足
5
不足十本
6
不足二十个
7
不足十万
8
不足之处

Definition

不足 is an Adjective, which means [ insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate].

不足 also is a Verb, which means[not worth/cannot/should not].

 

Example

As an Adjective.
1
Niánqīngrén
年轻人
jīngyàn
经验
不足
  
,
nánmiǎn
难免
huì
yǒu
cuò
错误
  

Young people are inexperienced and inevitably make mistakes.

2
Xiànzài
现在
  
,
men
他们
gōng
公司
de
jīn
资金
yánzhòng
严重
不足
  

Now, their company is woefully underfunded.

3
zhōngguó
中国
zàng
西藏
yóu
旅游
de
rén
  
,
yīnwèi
因为
yǎng
氧气
不足
  
,
néng
zuò
liè
剧烈
de
yùndòng
运动
  
,
háiyào
还要
zhù
注意
fángshài
防晒
  

People who travel to Tibet, China, cannot do strenuous exercise because of insufficient oxygen, and they must also pay attention to sun protection.

As a Verb.
4
Zhège
这个
chéngshì
城市
hěn
xiǎo
  
,
rénkǒu
人口
不足
shíwàn
十万
  

The city is small, with a population of less than 100,000.

5
Shízài
实在
duìbu
对不起
  
,
nín
de
jiàn
意见
men
我们
jiēshòu
接受
  
,
不足
zhī
chǔ
hái
qǐng
nín
duō
yuánliàng
原谅
  

I am really sorry, we accept your opinion, and please forgive me for your shortcomings.