無用之樹 wú yòng zhī shù

useless person; something seen as useless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
無 wú
not; no; not to have
用 yòng HSK 3
to use; to employ; to have to
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
樹 shù
tree; to set up; to cultivate