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无补
wú​bǔ

to be of no help

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 于事无补 yú​shì​wú​bǔ to no avail
    it doesn't help the situation; useless or unhelpful to the matter at hand
  • 无补于事 wú​bǔ​yú​shì to no avail
    To be of no help to the matter at hand; to be useless for solving a problem.
  • 空言无补 kōng​yán​wú​bǔ empty talk helps nothing
    Empty talk is of no avail; impractical words do not help with the actual situation.
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