回天乏术 huí tiān fá shù

DEFINITIONS

  1. unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. to fail to save the situation

CHARACTERS

回 huí
HSK 1
return, turn around; a time
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
乏 fá
HSK 5
lack; poor
术 shù
HSK 4
art, skill, special feat; method, technique