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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

足以 [zúyǐ]
  1. 1. verb be enough

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

足以 [zúyǐ]
  1. 1. enough; sufficiently
    他挣的不多,但足以应付生活所需。
    He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

足以 [zúyǐ]
  1. 1. 表示完全可以(达到某种结果)
    这些证据足以证明他无罪。

Examples

他临摹的画足以乱真。
The copy he made of the painting can pass for an authentic.
他的光荣事迹远近播扬,足以感染一个时代。
His glorious stories were widely spread, and touched a whole generation.
这批化石的发现足以侧证此种生物生存的年代。
The discovery of these fossils gave us a few insights as to the time when this creature was living.
梅兰芳大师技艺高超,艺德高尚,足以垂范戏曲后辈。
With superb skills and respectable artistic morals, the master, Meilanfang, sets a good example for his inferiors in the field of opera.
这位思想家的理论足以垂示后人。
The theory of this thinker is good enough to be passed down so as to inspire later generations.
我军士气高昂,足以让敌人胆虚。
The high morale of our troops is enough to scare the enemies.
这些理由不足以导出这个结论。
These reasons are not enough to draw a conclusion.
这棵参天古树,足以五人合抱。
The ancient towering tree is so thick that it takes fives people to put their arms around it.
我拥有多年临阵作战的经验,足以胜任这个职务。
I have years of experience in battlefield combat, which makes me competent for the principalship.

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