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无济于事

wú jì yú shì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 無濟於事

无济于事 (wú jì yú shì) means "(idiom) to no avail; of no use". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 无济于事 means

1. idiomto no avail; of no use

The characters in 无济于事

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 济jìto cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 哭是无济于事的。
  Crying is of no avail.
• 再试也无济于事了。
  Zài shì yě wú jì yú shì le.
  There's no point in trying again.
• 事情已经定下来了，我们再怎幺努力也无济于事了，一切都是马后炮了。
  The matter can't be changed. No matter how hard we try, everything is fruitless.

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