中看不中用

zhōng kàn bù zhōng yòng

Definitions

1. impressive-looking but useless

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Child Words of 中看不中用

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 用 用 yòng: to use
• 看 看 kān: to look after
• 看 看 kàn: to see
• 不中用 不中用 bù zhōng yòng: unfit for anything
• 中用 中用 zhōng yòng: useful
• 中看 中看 zhōng kàn: pleasant to the eye
• 看不中 看不中 kàn bu zhòng: not impressed by