fàn​bu​zháo

not worthwhile

  1. to be worth
    to be worth doing, usually appearing in the negative pattern 犯不着 fàn​bu​zháo meaning "not worthwhile"
  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. zháo particle
    [result]
    Used after a verb to show that an action was successful or reached its goal; meaning "hitting the mark".