not worthwhile; not cost-effective
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
not worthwhile; not worth the effort or cost
informalUsed to express that the cost (monetary, time, or effort) outweighs the benefit. Often used in informal, spoken contexts.
Wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
er儿
xiǎo小
shì事
pǎo跑
nà那
me么
yuǎn远
de的
lù路
huá划
bu不
lái来
。
It's not worth traveling that far for such a trivial matter.
Huā花
nà那
me么
duō多
qián钱
mǎi买
yī一
gè个
bù不
shí实
yòng用
de的
dōng东
xī西
tài太
huá划
bu不
lái来
le了
。
It's totally not cost-effective to spend so much money on something impractical.
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Tā他
jué觉
dé得
wèi为
le了
shēng升
zhí职
ér而
xī牺
shēng牲
suǒ所
yǒu有
kòng空
xián闲
shí时
jiān间
huá划
bu不
lái来
。
He feels it's not worthwhile to sacrifice all his free time for a promotion.
Gēn跟
nà那
zhǒng种
rén人
chǎo吵
jià架
，
shí时
jiān间
dōu都
huá划
bu不
lái来
。
It's not even worth your time to argue with that kind of person.