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划不来
划不来 (huá bu lái): Not worth it (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
划 • huá • to row; to scratch; worthwhile • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
huá
划
to row; to scratch; worthwhile
不 • bù • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bù
不
not; no
来 • lái • to come • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
lái
来
to come
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 划不来.
Words with
划
计划
jì huà
plan
划分
huà fēn
divide; partition
策划
cè huà
plan; plot; scheme
规划
guī huà
planning; programming; project
划算
huá suàn
Profitable / to be worth it
筹划
chóu huà
plan / scheme
谋划
móu huà
plan
划得来
huá de lái
It's worth it.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
Words with
来
上来
shàng lai
to come up
下来
xià lai
to come down
出来
chū lai
to come out
回来
huí lai
to return; to come back
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
过来
guò lai
to come over
进来
jìn lai
to come in
后来
hòu lái
afterward
看来
kàn lai
apparently
4.
How to Use 划不来 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
买卖
huá
划
bu
不
lái
来
de
的
mǎi
买
mai
卖
neutral
a bad deal
Verb + Object
with
觉得
jué
觉
de
得
huá
划
bu
不
lái
来
Verb + Complement
with
做
zuò
做
huá
划
bu
不
lái
来
Adverb + Verb
with
太
tài
太
huá
划
bu
不
lái
来
5.
Example Sentences with 划不来
mǎi
买
zhè
这
ge
个
wán
玩
jù
具
tài
太
guì
贵
neutral
feel it's not worth it
informal
Spoken
do something not worthwhile
informal
Spoken
not worthwhile at all
le
了
，
huá
划
bù
不
lái
来
。
This toy is too expensive to buy; it's not worth it.
wèi
为
le
了
gǎn
赶
shí
时
jiān
间
ér
而
chāo
超
sù
速
jià
驾
shǐ
驶
，
wàn
万
yī
一
chū
出
shì
事
gù
故
jiù
就
tài
太
huá
划
bù
不
lái
来
le
了
。
Speeding to save time is not worth it if an accident happens.
tóu
投
rù
入
rú
如
cǐ
此
jù
巨
dà
大
de
的
chéng
成
běn
本
què
却
zhī
只
huò
获
dé
得
wēi
微
bó
薄
huí
回
bào
报
，
zhè
这
xiǎn
显
rán
然
huá
划
bù
不
lái
来
。
Investing such enormous costs for only meager returns is clearly not worth it.
wèi
为
le
了
zhè
这
diǎn
点
xiǎo
小
shì
事
shēng
生
qì
气
，
huá
划
bù
不
lái
来
。
It's not worth getting angry over such a small matter.
nǐ
你
jué
觉
de
得
wèi
为
le
了
shēng
升
zhí
职
ér
而
xī
牺
shēng
牲
suǒ
所
yǒu
有
gè
个
rén
人
shí
时
jiān
间
，
zhēn
真
de
的
huá
划
bù
不
lái
来
ma
吗
？
Do you think sacrificing all personal time for a promotion is really not worth it?
