足
zú
Meaning
- sufficient; ample
- (bound form) foot; leg
- as much as; fully
Definition
脚；充足；满足。
Foot; sufficient; satisfy.
Usage
可作名词表示脚的部位，也可作形容词表示充足或动词表示满足，常用于固定搭配如‘不足’、‘足见’等。
Used as a noun for the foot, as an adjective to mean sufficient, or as a verb to mean satisfy; often in fixed phrases like 'bù zú' (insufficient) or 'zú jiàn' (it is evident).
Examples
- 1 他赤足走在沙滩上。 (He walks barefoot on the beach.)
- 2 这些食物足够十个人吃。 (This food is enough for ten people.)
- 3 他的表现足以证明他的能力。 (His performance is sufficient to prove his ability.)
- 4 知足常乐。 (Contentment brings happiness.)
- 5 美中不足。 (A blemish in an otherwise perfect thing.)
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