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无补于事 — “To be of no avail or help”

无补于事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be of no avail or help”. To be useless or futile. Literally, “no benefit to the matter”.

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无补于事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 无wú
  • 补bǔ
  • 于yú
  • 事shì

无补于事 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
补
bǔ8mend, supplement, or benefit
于
yú3at, in, on, to, from
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 无补于事

现在才感到后悔已经无补于事了,你应该早做准备。
Regretting it now is of no avail; you should have prepared earlier.

Idioms Related to 无补于事

Synonyms of 无补于事

  • yú于shì事wú无bǔ补of no help to the matter

Antonyms of 无补于事

  • dà大yǒu有bì裨yì益to be of great benefit

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

Questions about 无补于事

What does 无补于事 mean?
无补于事 (wú bǔ yú shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be of no avail or help”.
How do you pronounce 无补于事?
无补于事 is pronounced wú bǔ yú shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无补于事 literally mean?
Literally, 无补于事 means “no benefit to the matter”. It is used to mean “to be of no avail or help”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无补于事?
补:益处,裨益,对事情没有什么益处。
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