huá​bu​lái

not worthwhile

  1. worthwhile
    To be profitable or worth the effort; often used in the patterns 划得来 huá​de​lái or 划算 huá​suàn
  2. 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 de potential construction
  3. lái particle
    can
    Used after de or to indicate being able or unable to do something