不可救药 bù kě jiù yào

DEFINITIONS

  1. incurable
  2. incorrigible
  3. beyond cure
  4. hopeless

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 kě
HSK 2
may, can, -able; possibly
救 jiù
HSK 5
save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
药 yào
HSK 2
leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine