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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不足 [bùzú]
  1. 1. not enough; insufficient; inadequate; skimpy;minus
    人手不足
    be shorthanded; be understaffed
    给养不足
    be short of supplies
    资源不足
    inadequate resources
  2. 2. not worth
  3. 3. cannot; should not
    非团结不足图存。
    We cannot survive unless we unite.
  4. 4. adverb poorly

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不足 [bùzú]
  1. 1. 不充足
    估计不足
    准备不足
  2. 2. 没有达到(某个数目)
    资金不足10万元
  3. 3. 不值得
    不足为奇
    不足挂齿
  4. 4. 不能;不可以
    不足为凭
    不富强不足自立

Examples

兵力不足
be short of men (or armed forces) 兵力
不足为病
can't count as a fault
这件案子因证据不足,也就不了了之了。
Prosecution of the case fizzled out for lack of conclusive evidence. 不了了之
资源不足
inadequate resources 不足
给养不足
be short of supplies 给养
人手不足
be shorthanded; be understaffed 不足
非团结不足图存。
We cannot survive unless we unite. 不足
书本上讲的也有不足为训的。
What is stated in books is not always true. 不足为训
此人胆小怕事,不足与谋。
He is so overcautious and timid that we had better not consult with him. 不足与谋
财力不足
have insufficient financial resources 财力

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