够

• 拼音: gòu
• 汉字拆解: 够 = 句 (hook, phonetic) + 多 (many)

含义

Enough; sufficient. Indicates that a quantity or degree meets the required standard.

Can be used as a verb meaning 'to be enough' or as an adverb meaning 'sufficiently.' Often paired with 了 to confirm sufficiency, or used in questions with 不 to ask if something is adequate. Also appears in the colloquial expression 够了够了 to tell someone to stop.

例句

1. 钱够了，不用再给了。
2. 这些菜够三个人吃。
3. 你觉得时间够吗？

用法指南

语境: everyday, shopping, quantity

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你带的钱够吗？(Did you bring enough money?)
• 够了，谢谢。(That's enough, thanks.)

错误说法

• 我够高兴了。(Don't use 够 as a degree adverb before adjectives for positive emotions — say 我很高兴 or 我非常高兴 instead.)

起源与历史

Composed of 句 (sentence/hook, phonetic element) and 多 (many). The idea of 'many' reaching a threshold gives rise to the meaning 'enough.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal