Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to reach; to be enough

Chinese: 达到需要、足够。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “gou” becomes a different word in each tone. 够 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 能够néng gòuto be capable of; to be able to; can
  • 不够bù gòunot enough; insufficient; inadequate
  • 足够zú gòuenough; sufficient
  • 够呛gòu qiàngunbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely
  • 有够yǒu gòuvery; extremely

Example Sentence

这些钱不够买那本书。Zhè xiē qián bú gòu mǎi nà běn shū.This money is not enough to buy that book.

这些Zhè xiētheseqiáncoin不够bú gòunot enoughmǎito buythatběn(bound form) rootshūbook