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犯得着

fàn de zháo

3-character word Traditional 犯得著

What 犯得着 means

1. worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
2. also written {犯得上|fàn de shàng}

The characters in 犯得着

• 犯fànto violate; to offend; to assault
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

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