不是东西

Traditional: 不是東西

bù shì dōng xi

Dictionary entry

(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing

What does 不是东西 mean?

不是东西 (bù shì dōng xi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing

2worthless nobody

3no-good

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 东Dōngsurname Dong 西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]

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不是东西

bù shì dōng xi

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