liáo
shèng

idiom
common

Meaning of 聊胜于无

聊胜于无 means better than nothing; preferable to nothing at all. Pronounced liáo shèng yú wú.

  • better than nothing; preferable to nothing at all

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
diǎn
qián
suī
rán
duō
 
dàn
liáo
shèng
 

Although this amount of money is not much, it's better than nothing.

Zhè
jiù
shǒu
suī
rán
màn
 
dàn
liáo
shèng
 

This old phone is slow, but it's better than nothing.

Yǒu
zhè
fèn
gōng
zuò
zǒng
méi
yǒu
hǎo
 
liáo
shèng
ma
 

Having this job is better than having none; it's better than nothing.

Suī
rán
jiǎng
pǐn
zhǐ
shì
zhī
 
dàn
liáo
shèng
 

Although the prize is just a pen, it's better than nothing.