Nantoka/斗筲之材dǒu shāo zhī cái斗筲之材 (dǒu shāo zhī cái) is a Chinese word meaning “person of limited capacity”.Meanings1person of limited capacityCharacters in 斗筲之材斗dǒu · dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]筲shāo · pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])材cái · materialRelated words之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before之后after; behind之间(after a noun) between; among; amid之一one of (sth)之类and so on战斗to fight之中inside总之in a word之外outside之内inside; within斗dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]Study Chinese with flashcards →