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无济于事

wú jì yú shì
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to no avail
  2. 2. of no use

Word relationships

Antonyms

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有效
yǒu xiào

effective

表示行动产生预期效果

Related words

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于事无补
yú shì wú bǔ

unhelpful

意义相近，更书面化

Synonyms

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没用
méi yòng

useless

表示行动没有效果

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 无济于事 to describe a person's incompetence; it refers to actions or efforts that do not help a situation.

Example Sentences

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哭也 无济于事 ，还是想办法解决问题吧。
Crying is of no use; let's think of a way to solve the problem instead.

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Child Words of 无济于事

事
shì

matter

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on

无
wú

not to have

济
jì

to cross a river