一钱不值

一錢不值

yīqián-bùzhí

idiom #25,305

Meanings

1 not worth a penny
2 utterly worthless
3 of no value whatsoever

Characters

money; coin; cent

to be worth; value

Examples

他的话一钱不值，没人相信他。

Tā dehuà yīqiánbùzhí, méi rén xiāngxìn tā.

His words are not worth a penny — nobody believes him.

这种低劣的仿冒品一钱不值。

Zhèzhǒng dīliè de fǎngmào pǐn yīqiánbùzhí.

These shoddy counterfeit goods are utterly worthless.

Tips

memory

一钱 = one coin (the smallest denomination); 不值 = not worth. So: not even worth one coin = absolutely worthless.

Stroke Order

一 yī

钱 qián

不 bù

值 zhí