乏善可陈(fá shàn kě chén)

4 charactersTrad. 乏善可陳

(idiom) to be nothing to write home about

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
fá shàn kě chén
Meaning
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
乏善可陳

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