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不成材

bù chéng cái

3-character word

What 不成材 means

1. worthless
2. good-for-nothing

The characters in 不成材

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 材cáimaterial; timber; ability

Example sentences

• 就是因为他不成材他爸看不起他。
  Jiùshì yīnwèi tā bù chéngcái tā bà kànbuqǐ tā.
  It's just that because he hasn't made something of himself, his father won't look at him.