"Worthless" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 无用 | wú yòng | useless / worthless |   |
| 不成材 | bù chéng cái | worthless / good-for-nothing | |
| 一文不值 | yī wén bù zhí | worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever | |
| 不稂不莠 | bù láng bù yǒu | useless / worthless / good-for-nothing | |
| 泼贱 | pō jiàn | base / worthless | |
| 不值一文 | bù zhí yī wén | worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever | |
| 烂泥扶不上墙 | làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng | useless (idiom) / worthless / inept | |
| 不值一笑 | bù zhí yī xiào | of no value / worthless | |
| 脓包 | nóng bāo | pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling | |
| 掉包 | diào bāo | to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item / to sell a fake for the genuine article / to palm off | |
| 一纸空文 | yī zhǐ kōng wén | a worthless piece of paper (idiom) | |
| 一钱不值 | yī qián bù zhí | not worth a penny / utterly worthless | |
| 虚有其表 | xū yǒu qí biǎo | looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance | |
| 狗尾续貂 | gǒu wěi xù diāo | lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece | |
| 敝屣 | bì xǐ | worn-out shoes / a worthless thing | |
| 视如粪土 | shì rú fèn tǔ | to look upon as dirt / considered worthless | |
| 土牛木马 | tǔ niú mù mǎ | clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object | |
| 沐猴而冠 | mù hóu ér guàn | lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire | |
| 牛溲马勃 | niú sōu mǎ bó | cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom) / worthless nonsense / insignificant | |
| 视如敝屣 | shì rú bì xǐ | to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes / to look on sth as worthless | |
| 银样镴枪头 | yín yàng là qiāng tóu | silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior | |
| 秕糠 | bǐ kāng | chaff / worthless stuff | |
| 拙著 | zhuō zhù | my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript | |
| 措大 | cuò dà | worthless scholar / useless wretch | |
| 熊包 | xióng bāo | worthless person / good-for-nothing | |
| 虚度光阴 | xū dù guāng yīn | to waste time on worthless activities | |
| 不是东西 | bù shì dōng xi | (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good | |
