扶不起的阿斗 fú bù qǐ de ā dǒu

hopeless case; weak and inept person

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. hopeless case
  2. 2. weak and inept person

Characters

Character Meaning
扶 fú HSK 5
to support with the hand; to help; to help sb up
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
阿 ā HSK 3
prefix before names; sound in loanwords
斗 dǒu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle