回天无力 huí tiān wú lì

to fail to save the situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 48892nd word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
回 huí HSK 1
to go back; to return; to turn around
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
力 lì HSK 3
strength; force; power