{"type":"word","wordData":{"simplified":"不足","traditional":"不足","senses":[{"id":405741,"simplified":"不足","traditional":"不足","pinyin":"bu4 zu2","gloss":"insufficient","definition":"lacking in amount, quality, or required degree; a deficiency or state of being not enough","example":"由于经费不足，那个项目被迫停止了。","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["a"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":38,"sentenceCount":38,"exampleSentenceHtml":"由于经费不足，那个项目被迫停止了。"},{"id":405740,"simplified":"不足","traditional":"不足","pinyin":"bu4 zu2","gloss":"cannot","definition":"should not or is unable to (frequently used in formal constructions like \"[[不足为|不足為|zu2 yi3 wei2]]...\")","example":"由于证据不全，他的证词不足为凭。","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["v","i"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":2,"sentenceCount":2,"exampleSentenceHtml":"由于证据不全，他的证词不足为凭。"},{"id":405742,"simplified":"不足","traditional":"不足","pinyin":"bu4 zu2","gloss":"not worth","definition":"not deserving of or meriting specific attention or action","example":"这点小伤不足挂齿，你不必担心。","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["v"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":2,"sentenceCount":2,"exampleSentenceHtml":"这点小伤不足挂齿，你不必担心。"}],"references":[],"frequency":{"subtlexPerMillion":12.31,"subtlexContextDiversityPct":6,"bccPerMillion":99.98098090610426,"hsk2Level":5,"hsk3Level":5}},"commonWords":[{"simplified":"不足","traditional":"不足","pinyin":"bu4 zu2","gloss":"insufficient","definition":"lacking in amount, quality, or required degree; 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the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"先天不足，后天失调","traditional":"先天不足，後天失調","pinyin":"xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2 , hou4 tian1 shi1 tiao2","gloss":"flawed foundation","definition":"to be problematic from the start and worsen over time due to unfavorable conditions or mismanagement","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"成事不足，败事有余","traditional":"成事不足，敗事有餘","pinyin":"cheng2 shi4 bu4 zu2 , bai4 shi4 you3 yu2","gloss":"counterproductive","definition":"Unable to accomplish anything useful but liable to spoil everything; describing someone who is more of a hindrance than a help.","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"比上不足，比下有余","traditional":"比上不足，比下有餘","pinyin":"bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2 , bi3 xia4 you3 yu2","gloss":"average","definition":"neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"注意力不足过动症","traditional":"注意力不足過動症","pinyin":"zhu4 yi4 li4 bu4 zu2 guo4 dong4 zheng4","gloss":"ADHD","definition":"attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"卑卑不足道","traditional":"卑卑不足道","pinyin":"bei1 bei1 bu4 zu2 dao4","gloss":"insignificant","definition":"too petty or insignificant to mention; not worth mentioning","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"不足月","traditional":"不足月","pinyin":"bu4 zu2 yue4","gloss":"premature","definition":"premature (of a birth or child)","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"学然后知不足","traditional":"學然後知不足","pinyin":"xue2 ran2 hou4 zhi1 bu4 zu2","gloss":"learning reveals ignorance","definition":"To learn is to know one's ignorance (from the Book of Rites [[礼记|禮記|Li3 ji4]]).","perMillion":0}]}