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不中用

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Collocation

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……(东西)中看不中用
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不中用的东西
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不中用的人
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实在不中用
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真不中用
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很不中用
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耳朵不中用
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眼睛不中用
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机器不中用
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这个人不中用

Definition

不中用:

Literally means:

unfit for anything; good for nothing

Actually means:

It refers to something worthless, or a human organ that does not function properly and becomes useless.

It means that someone has no capacity and does a poor job. It can also refer to someone who is dying. Derogatory.

指东西不合用,不起作用,或人体器官的功能有毛病不起作用。

指人没有能耐,做不好事情。也指人快死了。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, attributive or object. (作谓语、定语、宾语)
1
Zhè
xiǎodāo
小刀
hěn
zhòngyòng
中用
  
,
lián
shuǐguǒ
水果皮
dōu
xiāo
diào
  

This knife is so useless that even the peel of the fruit can't be peeled off.

2
Rén
lǎo
le
  
,
yǎnjing
眼睛
zhòngyòng
中用
  
,
bāng
kànkan
看看
shuōmíngshū
说明书
shàng
dōu
xiě
xiē
shénme
什么
  
?

People are old, eyes don't work, you help me see what's written on the instructions?

3
huì
不会
mǎi
dōng
东西
  
,
lǎoshi
老是
mǎi
xiē
zhōng
kàn
zhòngyòng
中用
de
dōng
东西
huílai
回来
  

He doesn't buy things, he always buys things that don't work.