草包 (cǎo bāo) — (colloquial, figurative) a worthless or incompetent person; good-for-nothing; windbag; (literally) a straw bag or sack
Definition
In modern Chinese, 草包 is almost always an insult meaning 'useless person' or 'windbag' — someone who talks big but can't deliver. The literal 'straw bag' sense is rare in everyday use.
noun
(colloquial, figurative) a worthless or incompetent persongood-for-nothingwindbag(literally) a straw bag or sack
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，草包，。Tā kàn qǐ lái tǐng lì hài, qí shí shì gè cǎo bāo, shén me shì dōu zuò bù hǎo.He looks quite capable, but actually he's a good-for-nothing who can't do anything right.
- ，草包。Bié xiāng xìn tā shuō de nà xiē dà huà, tā jiù shì gè cǎo bāo.Don't believe all that big talk he says — he's just a windbag.
- 草包。Nóng mín bǎ dào gǔ zhuāng jìn cǎo bāo lǐ yùn zǒu.The farmer loaded the rice into straw sacks and transported them away.
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