无济于事
wújìyúshì
to be of no help; to serve no purpose
Characters in this word
济 jì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 齐 even, uniform, of equal length
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 事后再责怪基层人员，对解决系统性问题无济于事。 Shìhòu zài zéguài jīcéng rényuán, duì jiějué xìtǒngxìng wèntí wújìyúshì. Blaming front-line staff after the event is of no help in solving systemic problems.
- 再怎么后悔也无济于事，不如想办法补救。 Zài zěnme hòuhuǐ yě wújìyúshì, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ bǔjiù. However much you regret it, it won't help; better find a way to fix things.
- 这种药对他的病无济于事，得去看医生。 Zhè zhǒng yào duì tā de bìng wújìyúshì, děi qù kàn yīshēng. This medicine is of no help for his illness; he has to see a doctor.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title