够 — “enough”; “really quite …”
Pattern: 够 + adj. + 的 · V + 够
1) As a verb: there is enough: 钱够了 “there’s enough money”, 时间不够 “there isn’t enough time”. 2) As an adverb it means “really quite”, often as 够…的: 今天够冷的 “it’s really cold today”.
Examples
| 1 | 钱够了，不用再给我了。 qián gòu le búyòng zài gěi wǒ le That’s enough money, you don’t need to give me more. |
| 2 | 时间不够，我们快点儿吧。 shíjiān búgòu wǒmen kuàidiǎnr ba There isn’t enough time, let’s hurry. |
| 3 | 今天够冷的。 jīntiān gòu lěng de It’s really cold today. |
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