无益

無益

wúyì

adjective #20,299

Meanings

1 useless
2 of no benefit
3 unhelpful
4 futile

Characters

benefit / profit / advantage

Examples

过分担心对健康无益。

Guòfèn dānxīn duì jiànkāng wúyì.

Excessive worry is of no benefit to one's health.

这种做法对解决问题无益，甚至有害。

Zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ duì jiějué wèntí wúyì, shènzhì yǒuhài.

This approach is useless for solving the problem and may even be harmful.

Tips

grammar

无益 is typically used in the pattern 对…无益 (of no benefit to...) or 无益于… (not beneficial for...). Contrast with 有益 (beneficial, of benefit).

Stroke Order

无 wú

益 yì