势不可为 — “The situation is beyond remedy”
势不可为 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the situation is beyond remedy”. It is futile to act or resist. Literally, “The momentum is irreversible; impossible to act”.
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势不可为 Pronunciation and Pinyin
势不可为 Character Breakdown
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面对巨大的困难，他知道现在已是势不可为，只好放弃。
Facing enormous difficulties, he knew the situation was beyond remedy and had no choice but to give up.
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More idioms starting with 势
- shì势bù不liǎng两quán全Two cannot both be complete
- shì势bù不liǎng两cún存cannot coexist
- shì势bù不liǎng两lì立cannot coexist
- shì势bù不kě可dāng当unstoppable momentum
- shì势bù不kě可dǎng挡unstoppable and irresistible momentum
- shì势bù不kě可è遏unstoppable momentum
- shì势bù不róng容huǎn缓the situation brooks no delay
- shì势bù不bìng并lì立Cannot coexist; mutually exclusive
- shì势qīng倾tiān天xià下Overwhelming power that sways the world
- shì势qīng倾cháo朝yě野wield immense power and influence
- shì势lì利yǎn眼a snob who judges people by wealth
- shì势li力zhī之jiāo交opportunistic relationship for power or gain
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Open the tool →Questions about 势不可为
What does 势不可为 mean?
势不可为 (shì bù kě wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the situation is beyond remedy”.
How do you pronounce 势不可为?
势不可为 is pronounced shì bù kě wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 势不可为 literally mean?
Literally, 势不可为 means “the momentum is irreversible; impossible to act”. It is used to mean “the situation is beyond remedy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 势不可为?
为：做，干。大势已去，无能为力