無用之樹 wú yòng zhī shù

DEFINITIONS

  1. useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游)

CHARACTERS

無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
用 yòng
HSK 3
use, employ, apply, operate; use
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
樹 shù tree; plant; set up, establish