Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

不成材

bùchéngcái

ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ

  1. 1worthless
  2. 2good-for-nothing
Example

就是因為他不成材他爸看不起他。

jiùshì yīnwèi tā bùchéngcái tā bà kànbùqǐ tā

It's just that because he hasn't made something of himself, his father won't look at him.

Keep 不成材 and it comes back until you know it.

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