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够不上 Pronunciation and Pinyin

够不上 Usage and Examples

not up to standard; unqualified

说实话,这论文远远够不上完美。

Frankly, the paper is far from perfect.

所有这些问题都够不上内战的标准,但其效果却可能同样恶劣。

All this falls short of civil war, but the effects can be as bad.

The characters in 够不上

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
够
gòu11be enough; reach
不
bù4not
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend

More words starting with 够

  • gòu够bú不gòu够Enough?, Is it enough?
  • gòu够bù不zháo着Cannot reach it, Out of reach
  • gòu够le了Enough!, That's enough!
  • gòu够le了gòu够le了Enough!, That's enough!
  • gòu够jiāo交qíng情A deep and loyal friendship.
  • gòu够dào到reach, get to
  • gòu够dào到le了Reached it, Got it
  • gòu够jìn劲er儿Powerful, Strong
  • gòu够shòu受de的really unbearable; hard to bear
  • gòu够děi得shàng上to be up to a certain standard
  • gòu够de得zháo着to be able to reach (something)
  • gòu够qiàng戗tough, difficult

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Questions about 够不上

What does 够不上 mean in Chinese?

够不上 (gòu bù shàng) means “not up to standard; unqualified”.

How do you pronounce 够不上?

够不上 is pronounced gòu bù shàng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “not up to standard; unqualified” in Chinese?

“not up to standard; unqualified” is 够不上 (gòu bù shàng) in Chinese.

How is 够不上 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 够不上, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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