insufficient · lacking · deficiency · not enough · inadequate · not worth · cannot · should not

bù zú

b+ù·4th tonez+ú·2nd tone

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I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.

我最近一直睡眠不足。

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心有餘而力不足。

What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.

他疲劳过度，又睡眠不足，最后便病倒了。

His proposal is not worth talking about.

他的主意不足挂齿。

Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.

睡眠不足增加心脏病发作的危險。

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