中看不中用

zhōng kàn bù zhōng yòng

Dictionary entry

impressive-looking but useless

What does 中看不中用 mean?

中看不中用 (zhōng kàn bù zhōng yòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1impressive-looking but useless

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中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong 看kānto look after · to take care of 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ · (coverb) with; using

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中看不中用

zhōng kàn bù zhōng yòng

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