chā
qiáng
rén

idiom

Meaning of 差强人意

差强人意 means just passable; barely satisfactory; acceptable. Pronounced chā qiáng rén yì.

  • just passable; barely satisfactory; acceptable

Definitions & Examples

huà
dōu
zěn
me
yàng
 
zhǐ
yǒu
zhè
méi
huā
hái
chā
qiáng
rén
 

None of those paintings are very good, only this one of plum blossoms is barely satisfactory.

Zhè
kǎo
shì
de
chéng
chā
qiáng
rén
 
dàn
xià
huì
kǎo
gèng
hǎo
 

The results of this exam are just passable, but I will try to do better next time.

Jiǔ
diàn
de
zhǐ
néng
suàn
chā
qiáng
rén
 
méi
yǒu
xiǎng
de
me
hǎo
 

The hotel service can only be considered barely satisfactory, not as good as expected.