no benefit; harmful; useless
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
to be of no benefit; to be useless; to be harmful
formalOften used in formal or written contexts to indicate that something lacks benefit or is detrimental to a situation.
Shēng生
qì气
duì对
shēn身
tǐ体
wú无
yì益
。
Getting angry is harmful to your health.
Kōng空
tán谈
wú无
yì益
，
shí实
gàn干
wéi为
yào要
。
Empty talk is useless; practical action is what truly matters.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhēng争
lùn论
wú无
yì益
yú于
wèn问
tí题
de的
jiě解
jué决
。
This kind of argument does nothing to help solve the problem.