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Expressing "enough" with "gou"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
Used for
[Describing
degree](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_degree),
[Expressing
attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
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Keywords
[够](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%A4%9F),
[了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86),
[够了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%A4%9F%E4%BA%86)
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[enough](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Enough)
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Contents
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- [1 Affirmative
Form](#Affirmative_Form "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Negative
Form](#Negative_Form "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 Colloquial
Saying](#Colloquial_Saying "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
够 + Verb / Adj. + 了
The [了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86)
is not strictly required, but it adds a sense of emphasis.
### Examples
In these examples, 够 (gòu) comes before verbs. You'll notice that *who*
is doing the verb to *what* is normally just understood in context.
- 我们 买 了 很 多 菜 ，*够* 吃 **了** 。Wǒmen
mǎi le hěn duō cài, *gòu* chī **le**.We
bought a lot of food. It's enough for us to eat.
- 这些 纸 *够* 用 吗 ？Zhèxiē zhǐ *gòu* yòng
ma?Is this paper enough for us to
use?
- 放心 吧 ，我 带 的 钱 *够* 花 。Fàngxīn ba, wǒ
dài de qián *gòu* huā.Don't worry. I've
brought enough money to spend.
When it comes before an adjective, 了 is needed at the end of the
sentence.
- 我 对 你 *够* 好 **了** 。Wǒ duì nǐ *gòu* hǎo
**le**.I've been good enough to
you.
- 别 抱怨 了 ，你 *够* 幸运 **了** 。Bié bàoyuàn
le, nǐ *gòu* xìngyùn
**le**.Stop complaining. You've been
lucky enough.
Negative Form
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In the negative form, you're not going to need a 了 (le).
### Structure
Subj. + 不 + 够 + Adj. / Verb
Note that 了 can't be used when it's negated.
### Examples
- 他 觉得 他 女朋友 *不 够* 漂亮 。Tā juéde tā
nǚpéngyou *bù gòu* piàoliang.He thinks
his girlfriend is not pretty enough.
- 你 说 得 *不 够* 清楚 。Nǐ shuō de *bù gòu*
qīngchǔ.You didn't speak clearly
enough.
- 这些 菜 *不 够* 吃 ，再 点 几 个 菜 。Zhèxiē
cài *bù gòu* chī, zài diǎn jǐ gè cài.This
food is not enough for us to eat. Let's order a few more
dishes.
- 这里 太 小 了 ，*不 够* 坐 。Zhèlǐ tài xiǎo le,
*bù gòu* zuò.It's too cramped here.
There's not enough room to sit.
- 你 的 包 太 小 了，这些 东西 肯定 *不 够* 放
。Nǐ de bāo tài xiǎo le, zhème dōngxi kěndìng
*bù gòu* fàng.Your bag is too small.
There's definitely not enough room to hold this stuff.
Translations feel looser here, as the Chinese frequently omits the
details about what's not enough for what. The verb and the context makes
it clear enough.
Colloquial Saying
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Literally, 够了 means "it's enough." When the speaker is getting sick of
doing something or feeling fed up, 够了 can be applied after a limited
number of verbs.
A few common examples:
- 我 **受** *够 了* ！Wǒ **shòu** *gòu
le*!I've had enough of it!
- 天天 吃 外卖 ，我们 都 **吃** *够 了*
。Tiāntiān chī wàimài, wǒmen dōu **chī** *gòu
le*.We eat take-out every day. We're sick
of eating it.
- 你 **玩** *够 了* 没有 ？Nǐ **wán** *gòu le*
méiyǒu?Are you done playing?
See also
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- [The "zui"
superlative](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22zui%22_superlative)
- [Expressing "excessively" with
"tai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22excessively%22_with_%22tai%22)
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