Definition
草包 literally means a 'straw bag', but it's much more commonly used as a colloquial insult for a person who is useless, incompetent, or all talk and no substance — like saying 'good-for-nothing' or 'windbag' in English. The figurative sense is the one you'll hear in conversation; the literal meaning (a sack made of straw) is rare and usually only appears in agricultural contexts.
n.
(colloquial, figurative) a worthless or incompetent persongood-for-nothingwindbag(literally) a straw bag or sack
Examples
- ，草包，。Tā kàn qǐlai tǐng lìhai, qíshí shì ge cǎo bāo, shénme 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 xiāngxìn tā shuō de nàxiē dàhuà, tā jiùshì ge cǎo bāo.Don't believe all that big talk he says — he's just a windbag.
- 草包。Nóngmín bǎ dàogǔ zhuāng jìn cǎo bāo lǐ yùn zǒu.The farmer loaded the rice into straw sacks and transported them away.
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