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犯得上

fàn de shàng

3-character word

What 犯得上 means

1. worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)

The characters in 犯得上

• 犯fànto violate; to offend; to assault
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…

Example sentences

• 你犯得上这样做吗？
  Is there really a need to act like this?