差劲 (chà jìn) — disappointing, no good; (colloquial) lacking strength, vitality, or character
Definition
Colloquial, blunt 'lousy, terrible' — describes people or things that fall well short of expectations. Stronger and more casual than 糟糕, which leans 'messy/bad'.
adjective
disappointingno good(colloquial) lacking strengthvitalityor character
Examples
- 差劲,。Zhè bù diàn yǐng zhēn chà jìn, wǒ kàn le shí fēn zhōng jiù zǒu le.This movie was really disappointing; I left after ten minutes.
- 差劲,。Tā zhè ge rén tài chà jìn le, yì diǎn zé rèn gǎn dōu méi yǒu.He's such a disappointing person; he has no sense of responsibility.
- 差劲,。Nǐ men qiú duì jīn tiān de biǎo xiàn tài chà jìn le, shū dé zhè me cǎn.Your team's performance today was really poor — you lost so badly.
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