犯不着 (fán bu zháo) — (colloquial) not worth it; there's no need to
Definition
Colloquial phrase meaning 'not worth it' or 'there's no need to' — used to talk someone out of doing something small or pointless.
verb
(colloquial) not worth itthere's no need to
Examples
- 犯不着。Nǐ fán bu zháo wèi zhè zhǒng xiǎo shì shēng qì.You don't need to get angry over such a small matter.
- 犯不着。Wèi zhè diǎn qián fán bu zháo pǎo nà me yuǎn.It's not worth going that far for such a small amount of money.
- 犯不着。Tā fán bu zháo gēn nǐ jì jiào.He doesn't need to argue with you.
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