差强人意 chā qiáng rén yì

(idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 22126th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (idiom) just passable
  2. 2. barely satisfactory

Characters

Character Meaning
差 chā HSK 3
to fall short of; wrong; to differ from
强 qiáng HSK 5
strong; powerful; better
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought