Correct

于事无补

/ yú shì wúbǔ /
Strokes

Definition

unhelpful/useless

Example

Definition

do no good to mend matters

1
Zhèng
政府
duì
zhè
zhēngduān
争端
de
gān
干预
jiāng
shì
于事无补
  

The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.

2
Wèi
为此
fánnǎo
烦恼
bàoyuàn
抱怨
shì
于事无补
  

It won't make it any better to complain about it.

3
Qián
bèi
tōuzǒu
偷走
hòu
  
,
shí
意识
dào
shāngxīn
伤心
shì
shì
于事无补
de
  

When his money was stolen, he knew there was no point in crying over spilt milk.

4
jiāng
shì
于事无补
  

That won't mend matters.

5
Cāozhīguò
操之过急
  
,
shì
于事无补
  

It would be of no avail to act with undue haste.