可有可无

可有可無

kěyǒukěwú

phrase #26,060

Meanings

1 dispensable
2 optional
3 take it or leave it
4 neither essential nor superfluous

Characters

to not have, without

Examples

HSK 5

这个功能对我来说是可有可无的。

Zhège gōngnéng duì wǒ láishuō shì kěyǒukěwú de.

This feature is dispensable to me.

HSK 5

他觉得自己在团队里是可有可无的。

Tā juéde zìjǐ zài tuánduì lǐ shì kěyǒukěwú de.

He felt he was dispensable in the team.

Tips

memory

Literally: can have or can not have - perfectly captures something that is optional or non-essential.

Stroke Order

可 kě

有 yǒu

无 wú