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足以 (zú yǐ) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 6
足以 (zú yǐ) is a Chinese word: enough to, sufficient to. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 足以
动 dòng verb
enough to, sufficient to
一个微笑足以让人感到温暖。
yí gè wēi xiào zú yǐ ràng rén gǎn dào wēn nuǎn
A smile is enough to make people feel warm.
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Word breakdown
足 zú — sufficient, enough
Words with this character (19)
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Example
我喜欢踢足球。
wǒ xǐ huan tī zú qiú
I like to play football.
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Example
睡眠不足会影响健康。
shuì mián bù zú huì yǐng xiǎng jiàn kāng
Insufficient sleep affects health.
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他的睡眠很充足。
tā de shuì mián hěn chōng zú
He gets sufficient sleep.
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我们要满足客户的需求。
wǒ men yào mǎn zú kè hù de xū qiú
We need to meet the customers' needs.
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这些钱足够买一辆车。
zhè xiē qián zú gòu mǎi yī liàng chē
This money is enough to buy a car.
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- 十 ten (representing completeness or full measure)
- 足 sufficient, enough (emphasizing adequacy or fullness)
Example
他是个十足的骗子。
tā shì gè shí zú de piàn zi
He is a complete liar.
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中国在国际贸易中占据举足轻重的地位。
Zhōng guó zài guó jì mào yì zhōng zhàn jù jǔ zú qīng zhòng de dì wèi
China occupies a pivotal position in international trade.
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经过多年努力,他们终于过上了富足的生活。
jīng guò duō nián nǔ lì tā men zhōng yú guò shàng le fù zú de shēng huó
After years of hard work, they finally lived a prosperous life.
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- 微 tiny, minute, minuscule
- 不 not, negation marker
- 足 sufficient, enough, worthy
- 道 to speak of, to mention, worth talking about
Example
相比整个项目的规模,这笔费用微不足道。
xiāng bǐ zhěng gè xiàng mù de guī mó zhè bǐ fèi yòng wēi bù zú dào
Compared to the scale of the entire project, this expense is negligible.
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他的演讲本来很好,但最后的那些话就是画蛇添足。
tā de yǎn jiǎng běn lái hěn hǎo dàn zuì hòu de nà xiē huà jiù shì huà shé tiān zú
His speech was originally very good, but those final words were gilding the lily.
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他很知足,不羡慕别人的生活。
tā hěn zhī zú bù xiàn mù bié rén de shēng huó
He is contented and doesn't envy other people's lives.
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- 知 to know, to understand
- 足 enough, sufficient, satisfied
- 常 always, constantly, regularly
- 乐 happy, joyful, delighted
Example
他过得很简朴,但总是笑容满面,真正做到了知足常乐。
tā guò de hěn jiǎn pǔ dàn zǒng shì xiào róng mǎn miàn zhēn zhèng zuò dào le zhī zú cháng lè
He lives simply, but is always beaming with smiles, truly embodying the principle of contentment brings happiness.
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我们要立足现实,面向未来。
wǒ men yào lì zú xiàn shí miàn xiàng wèi lái
We must base ourselves on reality and face the future.
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这个计划很完美,美中不足的是成本太高。
zhè ge jì huà hěn wán měi měi zhōng bù zú de shì chéng běn tài gāo
This plan is perfect, the only flaw is that the cost is too high.
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- 足 foot (not stepping with one's feet)
- 不 not (negation marker)
- 出 to go out, to exit
- 户 door, household (the threshold of home)
Example
现在网购很方便,足不出户就能买到想要的东西。
xiàn zài wǎng gǒu hěn fāng biàn zú bù chū hù jiù néng mǎi dào xiǎng yào de dōng xi
Online shopping is very convenient now; you can buy what you want without leaving home.
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- 足 sufficient, ample, full of
- 智 wisdom, intelligence
- 多 many, abundant, much
- 谋 stratagems, schemes, plans
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诸葛亮足智多谋,帮助刘备建立了蜀汉。
Zhūgě Liàng zú zhì duō móu bāng zhù Liú Bèi jiàn lì le Shǔ Hàn
Zhuge Liang was resourceful and astute, helping Liu Bei establish the Shu Han kingdom.
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雪地上留下了清晰的足迹。
xuě dì shàng liú xià le qīng xī de zú jì
Clear footprints were left on the snowy ground.
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- 长 long, extended (metaphorically indicating large extent or degree)
- 足 sufficient, full, adequate (emphasizing substantiality and completeness)
Example
这几年我们取得了长足的进步。
zhè jǐ nián wǒ men qǔ dé le cháng zú de jìn bù
We have made considerable progress in recent years.
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她驻足欣赏街头艺人的表演。
tā zhù zú xīn shǎng jiē tóu yì rén de biǎo yǎn
She stopped to appreciate the street performer's show.
以 yǐ — to (connector indicating purpose or result)
Words with this character (31)
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- 可 can; able to; expressing possibility or permission
- 以 by means of; complements 可 to form expressions of ability or acceptability
Example
我可以帮你。
wǒ kě yǐ bāng nǐ
I can help you.
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天气很冷,所以我穿了很多衣服。
tiān qì hěn lěng suǒ yǐ wǒ chuān le hěn duō yī fu
The weather is very cold, so I wore a lot of clothes.
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- 以 from, starting from (indicates a reference point)
- 上 up, above (indicates upward direction or higher value)
Example
十八岁以上的人可以投票。
shí bā suì yǐ shàng de rén kě yǐ tóu piào
People 18 years and above can vote.
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请看以下说明。
qǐng kàn yǐ xià shuō míng
Please see the following instructions.
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我以为他不来了。
wǒ yǐ wéi tā bù lái le
I thought he wasn't coming.
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- 以 grammatical marker connecting with 前 to form time expression
- 前 before, previous (in terms of time)
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我以前住在北京。
wǒ yǐ qián zhù zài běi jīng
I lived in Beijing before.
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- 以 from; by means of (marks the starting point in time)
- 后 after; later; behind (provides the temporal direction)
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以后我会更加努力。
yǐ hòu wǒ huì gèng jiā nǔ lì
In the future, I will work even harder.
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除了中文以外,我还会说英语。
chú le zhōng wén yǐ wài wǒ hái huì shuō yīng yǔ
Besides Chinese, I can also speak English.
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- 以 by means of, with (functions as a preposition establishing a boundary)
- 内 inside, within (indicates interior space or limit)
Example
请在三天以内完成这项工作。
qǐng zài sān tiān yǐ nèi wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng zuò
Please complete this work within three days.
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会议讨论了经济以及环境问题。
huì yì tǎo lùn le jīng jì yǐ jí huán jìng wèn tí
The meeting discussed economic as well as environmental issues.
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- 以 from, since (marking the starting point in time)
- 来 coming up to now (indicates direction toward present)
Example
改革开放以来,中国发生了巨大的变化。
gǎi gé kāi fàng yǐ lái zhōng guó fā shēng le jù dà de biàn huà
Since the reform and opening up, China has undergone tremendous changes.
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这种感觉难以形容。
zhè zhǒng gǎn jué nán yǐ xíng róng
This feeling is hard to describe.
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- 之 grammatical particle linking the reason
- 所 that which, indicating the object or thing
- 以 by means of, because of (causal meaning)
Example
我之所以学中文,是因为我喜欢中国文化。
wǒ zhī suǒ yǐ xué zhōng wén shì yīn wèi wǒ xǐ huān zhōng guó wén huà
The reason why I study Chinese is because I like Chinese culture.
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- 以 by means of, in order to (grammatical marker indicating purpose)
- 便 convenient, then (combines with 以 to express facilitation of purpose)
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请提前预订,以便我们安排座位。
qǐng tí qián yù dìng yǐ biàn wǒ men ān pái zuò wèi
Please book in advance so that we can arrange seats.
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请早点出发,以免迟到。
qǐng zǎo diǎn chū fā yǐ miǎn chí dào
Please leave early so as not to be late.
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他比以往更加努力了。
tā bǐ yǐ wǎng gèng jiā nǔ lì le
He works harder than before.
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这个问题需要加以解决。
zhè ge wèn tí xū yào jiā yǐ jiě jué
This problem needs to be resolved.
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通过努力学习,她得以考上理想的大学。
tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí tā dé yǐ kǎo shàng lǐ xiǎng de dà xué
Through diligent study, she was able to get into her ideal university.
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他对我的建议不以为然。
tā duì wǒ de jiàn yì bù yǐ wéi rán
He disapproves of my suggestion.
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学校对优秀学生予以奖励。
xué xiào duì yōu xiù xué shēng yǔ yǐ jiǎng lì
The school gives rewards to outstanding students.
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- 以 by means of; using (forms part of conjunction)
- 至 to reach; to arrive at (indicates extent)
- 于 at; in (preposition completing the conjunction)
Example
她太累了,以至于在会议上睡着了。
tā tài lèi le yǐ zhì yú zài huì yì shàng shuì zháo le
She was so tired that she fell asleep during the meeting.
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- 以 by means of; because of (provides causal element)
- 致 to lead to; to result in (provides consequence element)
Example
他工作太累,以致生病了。
tā gōng zuò tài lèi yǐ zhì shēng bìng le
He worked so hard that he became ill.
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作为领导,他总是以身作则。
zuò wéi lǐng dǎo tā zǒng shì yǐ shēn zuò zé
As a leader, he always leads by example.
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- 全 complete, entire, all
- 力 strength, effort, power
- 以 with, using, by means of
- 赴 go to, devote to, attend to
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为了实现目标,我们要全力以赴。
wèi le shí xiàn mù biāo wǒ men yào quán lì yǐ fù
To achieve our goal, we must go all out.
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他夜以继日地工作,终于完成了项目。
tā yè yǐ jì rì de gōng zuò zhōng yú wán chéng le xiàng mù
He worked day and night and finally completed the project.
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经过多年的努力,他终于如愿以偿考上了理想的大学。
jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì tā zhōng yú rú yuàn yǐ cháng kǎo shàng le lǐ xiǎng de dà xué
After years of effort, he finally had his wish fulfilled and was admitted to his ideal university.
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- 持 to hold; to maintain
- 之 it; this (classical particle)
- 以 with; by means of
- 恒 constancy; permanence; perseverance
Example
只要持之以恒,你一定能成功。
zhǐ yào chí zhī yǐ héng nǐ yí dìng néng chéng gōng
As long as you persevere, you will definitely succeed.
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- 梦 dream; represents desires during sleep
- 寐 sleep; emphasizes the constant nature of the desire
- 以 by means of; grammatical connector linking dream/sleep to seeking
- 求 seek; pursue; represents the active pursuit of the desired object
Example
他终于得到了梦寐以求的录取通知书。
tā zhōng yú dé dào le mèng mèi yǐ qiú de lù qǔ tōng zhī shū
He finally received the acceptance letter he had been longing for.
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他总是自以为是,从不听别人的意见。
tā zǒng shì zì yǐ wéi shì cóng bù tīng bié rén de yì jiàn
He is always self-righteous and never listens to others' opinions.
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- 长 long (duration)
- 期 period, term
- 以 by, with (grammatical connector)
- 来 come, since (indicates time up to now)
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长期以来,他一直在研究这个问题。
cháng qī yǐ lái tā yì zhí zài yán jiū zhè ge wèn tí
For a long time, he has been researching this problem.
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这个消息真是难以置信。
zhè ge xiāo xi zhēn shì nán yǐ zhì xìn
This news is really unbelievable.
Structure & writing
足 is a component in 29 characters
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足 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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以 is a component in 2 characters
以 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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