无可挽回 () — irretrievable, irreversible, beyond recovery

Definition

A four-character expression meaning a situation cannot be put right again — stronger than just 'bad', it stresses the loss is permanent and no longer fixable. The die is cast, with no room to reverse or redeem.

verb
irretrievableirreversiblebeyond recovery

Examples

  • 无可挽回
    Zhè ge jué dìng yí dàn zuò chū, jiù mó le.
    Once this decision is made, it's irreversible.
  • 无可挽回
    Shí jiān yǐ jīng guò qù, zào chéng de sǔn shī mó.
    Time has passed, and the damage caused is irretrievable.
  • 无可挽回
    Tā men de guān xì yǐ jīng pò liè, mó le.
    Their relationship has broken down and is beyond recovery.

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