| 不中用 |
bù zhōng yòng |
unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery) |
| 中用 |
zhōng yòng |
useful / helpful / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 yong4] |
| 用 |
yòng |
to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using / to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness; utility / (bound form) expense; outlay / (courteous) to eat; to drink / (literary) hence; therefore |