utterly worthless; without a single redeeming feature
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
utterly worthless; without a single redeeming feature; completely wrong
neutralUsed to criticize someone or something as having no merits whatsoever. Often used in the structure '被/把……说得一无是处'. Can be negated with '并非' or '不是' to indicate that something does have some merits.
Bù不
yào要
bǎ把
rén人
shuō说
de得
yī一
wú无
shì是
chù处
。
Don't say that someone is utterly worthless.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
bìng并
fēi非
yī一
wú无
shì是
chù处
，
tā它
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
hái还
shì是
hěn很
yǒu有
jiàn见
dì地
de的
。
This article isn't completely without merit; its arguments are quite insightful.
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Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
jué觉
de得
zì自
jǐ己
yī一
wú无
shì是
chù处
，
fēi非
cháng常
zì自
bēi卑
。
He always feels that he is good for nothing and is very self-abased.