Definition
划不来 (huá bu lái) means 'not worth it' — the effort or cost outweighs the benefit. It is the negative counterpart of 划得来 (huá de lái, 'worth it'). 冤枉 (yuānwang) can also mean 'not worthwhile' in some contexts, but its primary meaning is 'to wrong someone' or 'to be treated unjustly'.
adjective
not worth itnot worthwhile
Examples
- ，划不来。Wèile zhè diǎn xiǎoshì huā nàme duō shíjiān, shízài huá bu lái.Spending so much time on such a trivial matter really isn't worth it.
- ，，划不来？Zuò fēijī qù zhǐ yào liǎng xiǎoshí, dàn huǒchē piào piányi hěn duō, nǐ juéde nǎge huá bu lái?Going by plane only takes two hours, but the train ticket is much cheaper — which do you think is worth it?
- ，，划不来。Tā wèile jiǎnféi měitiān zhǐ chī yí dùn fàn, shēntǐ dōu gǎo huài le, tài huá bu lái le.He only eats one meal a day to lose weight, and it's ruined his health — it's really not worth it.
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