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 xiēthese钱qiáncoin不够bú gòunot enough买mǎito buy那nàthat本běn(bound form) root书shūbook。