无利可图 (mó) — profitless; yielding no benefit; not worth doing (because there's nothing to gain)
Definition
A set phrase meaning a venture is not worth doing because it offers no profit. Functionally a fixed resultative idiom, not a productive verb.
verb
profitlessyielding no benefitnot worth doing (because there's nothing to gain)
Examples
- 无利可图，。Zhè ge shēng yì mó, méi rén yuàn yì zuò.This business is profitless; no one is willing to do it.
- 无利可图，？Rú guǒ mó, wǒ men wèi shén me yào làng fèi shí jiān?If there's nothing to gain, why should we waste time?
- 无利可图，。Tā zuò zhè jiàn shì wán quán mó, chún cuì shì bāng máng.He did this with no benefit at all; it was purely to help.
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