poor quality; not up to the task
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
poor quality; not up to par; useless
informalUsed to describe objects, work, or even people that are of inferior quality or incompetent. Primarily used in spoken language.
Zhè这
dōng东
xi西
kě可
tài太
chà差
shi事
le了
，
zěn怎
me么
yī一
pèng碰
jiù就
pò破
le了
！
This thing is so shoddy, it broke at the slightest touch!
Zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
zhēn真
chà差
shi事
，
qiē切
gè个
cài菜
dōu都
fèi费
jìn劲
。
This knife is terrible, it's even hard to chop vegetables.
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Ràng让
tā他
bàn办
shì事
？
Tā他
kě可
chà差
shi事
le了
，
bié别
zhǐ指
wàng望
tā他
。
Let him handle it? He's completely useless, don't count on him.