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夠得上

简够得上 · 繁夠得上

Mandarin · pinyin gòu de shàng

to be good enough to be regarded as; to meet the standard expected of

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夠: Look up this written character
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
够: gòu · enough, adequate

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4–5–4 · gou4 de5 shang4

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verb

to regard as; to be regarded as; to count as; to qualify as

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