| 秃 |  tū | bald (lacking hair or feathers) / barren / bare / denuded / blunt (lacking a point) / (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory / lacking something |   |
| 没趣 | méi qù | embarrassing / dull / unsatisfactory | |
| 缺位 | quē wèi | (of a position) to fall vacant / vacant post / a vacancy / (of regulation, service etc) unsatisfactory / dysfunctional | |
| 欠妥 | qiàn tuǒ | improper / inappropriate / unsatisfactory / inadequate | |
| 不如人意 | bù rú rén yì | leaving much to be desired / unsatisfactory / undesirable | |
| 包退 | bāo tuì | to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods) | |
| 骑马找马 | qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ | (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one | |
| 不足的地方 | bù zú de dì fang | defect / disadvantage / drawback / unsatisfactory point | |
| 不合格的垃圾掩埋场 | | unsatisfactory landfill | |
| 花钱找罪受 | huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu | to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous | |
| 包退换 | bāo tuì huàn | to guarantee refund or replacement (of faulty or unsatisfactory goods) | |
| 比烂 | bǐ làn | to compare two unsatisfactory things / to argue that others have similar or worse faults (as a response to criticism) / whataboutery | |
| 骑驴找马 | qí lu:2 zhǎo mǎ | (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one | |
