乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén

to be nothing to write home about (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be nothing to write home about (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
乏 fá HSK 5
short of; tired
善 shàn HSK 5
good (virtuous); good at sth; benevolent
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
陈 chén HSK 6
surname Chen; to display; to lay out