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无济于事

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Pīnyīn
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(idiom) to no avail; of no use
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
无
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
無
1041.0
MKU
济
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *济* | 济* | *济
9画
help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross
濟
3012
EYKL
于
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *于* | 于* | *于
3画
in, on, at; go to; surname
於
1040.0
MD
事
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *事* | 事* | *事
8画
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
5000.7
JLLN

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
无济于事
(idiom) to no avail; of no use
无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
 济
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *济* | 济* | *济
used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水 / surname Ji
 济
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *济* | 济* | *济
 济
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *济* | 济* | *济
to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help
  于
  Yú​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *于* | 于* | *于
surname Yu
  于
  yú​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *于* | 于* | *于
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于
  于
  yú​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *于* | 于* | *于
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
   事
   shì​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *事* | 事* | *事
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL: 件, 樁|桩, 回