不过这些不够
“But this isn't enough.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢谢啦
“Thank you.”
不过 这些 不够
“But this isn't enough.”
拿回去啦
“Take it back.”
“Keep it, this amount won't fix my problem anyway.”
In Chinese relationships, accepting help that is insufficient to resolve a crisis is often avoided to prevent obligating or burdening the giver pointlessly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
however / but
A very common transitional conjunction used to introduce a mild contrast or reservation in spoken Chinese.
not enough / insufficient
Directly predicates quantity or degree without needing extra copular verbs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Still not enough.”
“in my opinion, it still isn't enough.”
“But this alone is not enough.”
“can't rely just on these things.”