于事无补 (yú shì wú bǔ) — to be of no help; to make no difference to the matter

Definición

Idiom meaning an action won't fix the problem — 'of no help, makes no difference.' Often follows a verb (道歉于事无补) or follows 对 + person/thing.

idiom
to be of no helpto make no difference to the matter

Ejemplos

  • 于事无补
    Xiàn zài dào qiàn yǐ yú shì wú bǔ, nǐ yīng gāi zǎo diǎn shuō.
    Apologizing now doesn't help; you should have said it earlier.
  • 于事无补
    Bào yuàn yě yú shì wú bǔ, hái shì xiǎng xiǎng zěn me jiě jué ba.
    Complaining won't help either; let's think about how to solve it.
  • 于事无补
    Tā shuō de nà xiē huà duì wǒ men yú shì wú bǔ.
    What he said was of no use to us.

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