够
呛

Unbearable in Chinese: 够呛 (gòu qiàng)

gòu qiàng

unbearable

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 夠嗆1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unbearable
  2. 2terrible
  3. 3enough
  4. 4unlikely

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够
呛

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ㄍㄡˋ

gòu

ㄍ/ gㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄤˋ

qiàng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

够呛

Simplified

夠嗆

Traditional

Example sentences

See 够呛 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这几天忙得够呛。

    zhè jǐ tiān máng dé gòu qiàng。

    I've been terribly busy these past few days.

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Related words

够

gòu

enough (sufficient)

呛

qiàng

to irritate the nose

不够

bù gòu

not enough

能够

néng gòu

to be capable of

足够

zú gòu

enough

估算

gū suàn

assessment

孤立

gū lì

isolated

孤零零

gū líng líng

lone

孤陋寡闻

gū lòu guǎ wén

ignorant and inexperienced

沽名钓誉

gū míng diào yù

to angle for fame (idiom)

辜负

gū fù

to fail to live up (to expectations)

古董

gǔ dǒng

curio

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