Verb, Nounnot enough; insufficient

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 不足.
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足 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

不足 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 不足 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不足 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith准备
zhǔn
bèi
neutral
inadequate preparation
Subject + Verb
shuì
mián
neutral
lack of sleep
jīn
neutral
insufficient funds
jīng
yàn
neutral
lack of experience
Adjective + Nounwith之处
zhī
chù
formalWritten
shortcomings

Example Sentences with 不足

de
qián
I don't have enough money.
jǐn
píng
qíng
ér
zhuān
zhī
shi
hěn
nán
zài
yán
lǐng
It is difficult to achieve breakthroughs in the field of scientific research with only passion but insufficient professional knowledge.
nán
dào
jué
de
men
duì
qián
zài
fēng
xiǎn
de
píng
réng
rán
ma
Don't you think our assessment of potential risks is still insufficient?
zhè
ge
huà
hái
yǒu
de
fāng
yào
gǎi
jìn
There are still shortcomings in this plan that need improvement.
jué
fēi
néng
zhǐ
shì
quē
zhǎn
xiàn
de
huì
le
He is by no means lacking in ability; he just lacks an opportunity to showcase himself.
shuì
mián
jiā
shàng
yǐn
shí
guī
dǎo
zhì
zuì
jìn
jīng
shén
zhuàng
tài
hěn
chà
Insufficient sleep combined with an irregular diet has led to his poor mental state recently.
yóu
jīng
yàn
zài
chǔ
zhè
ge
wèn
shí
xiǎn
de
yǒu
xiē
chī
Due to lack of experience, he seemed a bit overwhelmed when dealing with this issue.
bào
qiàn
zhǔn
bèi
de
cái
liào
kǒng
zhī
chēng
wán
zhěng
de
bào
gào
Sorry, the materials I prepared are insufficient and I'm afraid they cannot support a complete report.