不是東西 bù shì dōng xi

DEFINITIONS

  1. (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
  2. worthless nobody
  3. no-good

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
西 xi
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident