犯得上
fàn​de​shàng

worthwhile

  • created reference approved 犯得上 → 犯得着/犯得著 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犯得上 fàn​de​shàng

    犯得着 / 犯得著 fàn​de​zháo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 犯得上 · fàn​de​shàng · worthwhile — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犯得上

    fàn​de​shàng

    worthwhile

    Worth doing or making an effort; often used in rhetorical questions to suggest that something is actually not worth the trouble.

    犯 (literal) → 犯 · fàn · to be worth 得 (bound) → 得 · de · [potential] 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense