划不来 huábulái not worthwhile Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 划 huá worthwhile To be profitable or worth the effort; often used in the patterns 划得来 huádelái or 划算 huásuàn不 bu particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction来 來 lái particle can Used after 得 de or 不 bù to indicate being able or unable to do something