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无济于事 (wú jì yú shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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无济于事

无济于事 (wú jì yú shì): Be of no avail / to no avail — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

无济于事 consists of 4 characters.

to cross a river; to aid; to relieve

in, at, on; used to indicate time, place, or object

matter, affair, thing

Word Info

Pinyinwú jì yú shì

Meaningbe of no avail / to no avail

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word无济于事

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3.

How to Use 无济于事 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 无济于事 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verb + Idiomwith这样做

zhè这

yàng样

zuò做

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

neutralSpoken

doing this is futile

Idiom + Noun

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

de的

jié结

guǒ果

Adverb + Idiomwith完全

wán完

quán全

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

4.

Example Sentences with 无济于事

tā他

kū哭

le了

，

dàn但

wú无

jì济

yú

neutral

futile result

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

de的

nǔ努

lì力

neutral

futile effort

neutral

completely useless

于

shì事

。

He cried, but it was of no use.

xiàn现

zài在

hòu后

huǐ悔

yǐ已

jīng经

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

le了

。

It's no use regretting it now.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

fù复

zá杂

de的

xì系

tǒng统

gù故

zhàng障

，

rèn任

hé何

lín临

shí时

bǔ补

jiù救

cuò措

shī施

dōu都

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

。

In the face of such a complex system failure, any temporary remedial measures are of no avail.

nǐ你

xiàn现

zài在

cái才

gǎn感

dào到

hòu后

huǐ悔

，

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

yǐ已

jīng经

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

le了

ma吗

？

You're only feeling regret now, don't you think it's already of no avail?

wǒ我

men们

shì试

tú图

shuō说

fú服

tā他

，

dàn但

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

，

tā他

hái还

shì是

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jué决

dìng定

。

We tried to persuade him, but it was in vain; he still insisted on his decision.

zài在

zhèng证

jù据

què确

záo凿

de的

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

tā他

de的

rèn任

hé何

biàn辩

jiě解

dōu都

xiǎn显

de得

cāng苍

bái白

wú无

lì力

qiě且

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

。

With the evidence being conclusive, any defense he offers appears feeble and of no avail.

rú如

guǒ果

quē缺

fá乏

gēn根

běn本

xìng性

de的

gǎi改

gé革

，

zhè这

xiē些

biǎo表

miàn面

de的

tiáo调

zhěng整

zuì最

zhōng终

jiāng将

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

。

Without fundamental reform, these superficial adjustments will ultimately be of no avail.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tóu投

rù入

le了

dà大

liàng量

zī资

jīn金

，

dàn但

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

，

xiàng项

mù目

zuì最

zhōng终

hái还

shì是

shī失

bài败

le了

。

Despite investing a large amount of money, it was futile, and the project ultimately failed.

tā他

shì试

tú图

tōng通

guò过

áo熬

yè夜

lái来

mí弥

bǔ补

bái白

tiān天

de的

xiè懈

dài怠

，

dàn但

zhè这

gēn根

běn本

wú无

jì济

yú于

shì事

。

He tried to make up for his daytime laziness by staying up late, but this was completely of no avail.

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Words with 无

无法wú fǎHSK 4
无聊wú liáoHSK 4
无论wú lùnHSK 4
无关wú guānHSK 5
无奈wú nàiHSK 5
无效wú xiàoHSK 5
无数wú shùHSK 5
无限wú xiànHSK 5

Words with 济

经济jīng jìHSK 4
救济jiù jìHSK 6
接济jiē jìHSK 7-9
同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìHSK 7-9
市场经济shì chǎng jīng jìHSK 7-9

Words with 于

关于guān yúHSK 3
终于zhōng yúHSK 3
于是yú shìHSK 4
低于dī yúHSK 4
对于duì yúHSK 4
用于yòng yúHSK 4
由于yóu yúHSK 4
高于

Words with 事

没事méi shìHSK 1
事情shì qingHSK 2
同事tóng shìHSK 3
故事gù shiHSK 3
办事bàn shìHSK 4
事先shì xiānHSK 5
事实shì shíHSK 5
事物

gāo yú

HSK 4

shì wù

HSK 5