犯不着

Traditional form:

犯不著

Pinyin (reading):

fànbuzháo

Definitions:

• not worthwhile

Characters:

• 犯 - criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 着 - to make a move, to take action

Traditional characters:

• 犯 - criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known