划不来
huábulái
not worth it; uneconomical
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 为了省一点运费而耽误交货，怎么算都划不来。 Wèile shěng yìdiǎn yùnfèi ér dānwu jiāohuò, zěnme suàn dōu huábulái. Delaying delivery just to save a little on freight is not worth it however you calculate it.
- 为了几块钱跑那么远，真划不来。 Wèile jǐ kuài qián pǎo nàme yuǎn, zhēn huábulái. Going so far for a few coins is really not worth it.
- 打车比地铁贵三倍，我觉得划不来。 Dǎchē bǐ dìtiě guì sān bèi, wǒ juéde huábulái. A taxi costs three times as much as the metro, and I think it is not worth it.
Related words
- 计划 jìhuà plan
- 划船 huáchuán to row a boat
- 划 huá to row
- 划 huà to draw a line
- 规划 guīhuà to plan
- 划分 huàfēn to divide
- 策划 cèhuà to plan, to plot
- 筹划 chóuhuà to plan; to prepare
- 划得来 huádelái worth it; economical
- 划算 huásuàn cost-effective; worth it
- 划时代 huàshídài epoch-making; era-defining
- 谋划 móuhuà to plan; to scheme