不足
Old HSK 5
不足 (bùzú) · insufficient
不足 (bùzú) means “insufficient; lacking; shortcoming”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 足 (foot). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不足 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
足 zú · foot
What 足 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The leg 口 above the foot (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的经验还有些不足。Tā de jīngyàn hái yǒuxiē bùzú.He still lacks some experience.
每个人都有自己的不足。Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de bùzú.Everyone has their own shortcomings.
Questions about 不足
What does 不足 mean?
不足 (bùzú) means “insufficient; lacking; shortcoming”.
How do you pronounce 不足?
不足 is pronounced bùzú.
Which HSK level is 不足?
不足 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不足 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.