回天乏术

回天乏術

huítiān-fáshù

idiom #43,553

Meanings

HSK 5

病情太严重，医生也回天乏术。

Bìngqíng tài yánzhòng, yīshēng yě huítiān-fáshù.

The illness was too severe; even the doctors were powerless.

HSK 7-9

公司亏损严重，新任总裁回天乏术。

Gōngsī kuīsǔn yánzhòng, xīnrèn zǒngcái huítiān-fáshù.

The company's losses were too deep; the new CEO couldn't turn things around.

usage

回天 means to reverse an irreversible situation; 乏术 means lacking the means. Used when every effort has been made but the outcome is already fixed.

回 huí

天 tiān

乏 fá

术 shù