于事无补 yú shì wú bǔ

unhelpful; useless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 14404th word

Definitions

  1. 1. unhelpful
  2. 2. useless

Characters

Character Meaning
于 yú HSK 3
at; in; to
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
补 bǔ HSK 5
to make up for; to supplement; to repair