无力回天 (mó) — (idiom) powerless to change the situation; unable to reverse an irreversible outcome
Definition
An idiom meaning 'powerless to reverse the outcome' — used when a situation has already gone past the point of saving. Has a literary tone; rarely used in everyday spoken Chinese.
idiom
powerless to change the situationunable to reverse an irreversible outcome
Examples
- ，无力回天。Miàn duì zhè yàng de jú miàn, tā yǐ jīng mó le.Faced with such a situation, he was already powerless to change it.
- ，无力回天。Jí shǐ zài nǔ lì, yě mó.Even if you try harder, you still can't reverse the outcome.
- ，无力回天。Zhè ge jì huà yǐ jīng shī bài, mó.This plan has already failed; there's no way to turn it around.
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