没用
méi yòng
Pinyin

Definition

没用
 - 
méi yòng
  1. useless

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
用
yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to eat or drink
  5. 5 expense or outlay
  6. 6 usefulness
  7. 7 hence
  8. 8 therefore
不用
bù yòng
  1. 1 need not
享用
xiǎng yòng
  1. 1 to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
信用
xìn yòng
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 credit (commerce)
  3. 3 trustworthiness
  4. 4 creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
  1. 1 credit card
备用
bèi yòng
  1. 1 reserve
  2. 2 spare
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 backup
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
好用
hǎo yòng
  1. 1 useful
  2. 2 serviceable
  3. 3 effective
  4. 4 handy
  5. 5 easy to use
家用
jiā yòng
  1. 1 home-use
  2. 2 domestic
  3. 3 family expenses
  4. 4 housekeeping money
实用
shí yòng
  1. 1 practical
  2. 2 functional
  3. 3 pragmatic
  4. 4 applied (science)
专用
zhuān yòng
  1. 1 special
  2. 2 dedicated
引用
yǐn yòng
  1. 1 to quote
  2. 2 to cite
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 to appoint
  5. 5 (computing) reference
应用
yìng yòng
  1. 1 to put to use
  2. 2 to apply
  3. 3 practical
  4. 4 applied (science, linguistics etc)
  5. 5 application
  6. 6 practical use
  7. 7 (computing) app
采用
cǎi yòng
  1. 1 to adopt
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to use
有用
yǒu yòng
  1. 1 useful
服用
fú yòng
  1. 1 to take (medicine)
没用
méi yòng
  1. 1 useless
用来
yòng lái
  1. 1 to be used for

Idioms (19)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
  1. 1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
  1. 1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
  1. 1 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
  1. 1 commonly used phrase
  2. 2 idiom
  3. 3 colloquial usage
无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn
  1. 1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
  1. 1 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
习惯用法
xí guàn yòng fǎ
  1. 1 idiom
习惯用语
xí guàn yòng yǔ
  1. 1 idiom
  2. 2 idiomatic expression
  3. 3 habitual form of speech (grammar)
运用自如
yùn yòng zì rú
  1. 1 to have a fluent command of (idiom)
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
  1. 1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
饱食终日，无所用心
bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīn
  1. 1 to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be sated with food and remain idle
养兵千日，用兵一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí
  1. 1 lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日，用在一朝
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo
  1. 1 lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

Sample Sentences

姑娘，你讲这话也没用，要自愿放弃还是回去柜台托运？麻烦你做个决定吧。
gūniang ，nǐ jiǎng zhè huà yě méiyòng ，yào zìyuàn fàngqì háishi huíqu guìtái tuōyùn ？máfan nǐ zuò ge juédìng ba 。
Ms, all this talk is of no use. I need to urge you to make a decision on whether you want to throw it away voluntarily or go back to the check-in desk.
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什么？前两招都没用了，这招还有用吗？
shénme ？qián liǎng zhāo dōu méiyòng le ，zhè zhāo hái yǒuyòng ma ？
What? The first two strategies were of no use, so how will this one be any use?
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你在说什么？前两招你都还没用，你怎么知道没用呢？
nǐ zài shuō shénme ？qián liǎng zhāo nǐ dōu hái méiyòng ，nǐ zěnme zhīdào méiyòng ne ？
What are you saying? You haven't even used the first two strategies yet, how do you know they don't work?
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前两招都没用了，这一招还会有用吗？
qián liǎng zhāo dōu méiyòng le ，zhè yī zhāo hái huì yǒuyòng ma ？
If the first two strategies didn't work, will this one?
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你说的有理，不能强求，要随缘，况且，就算要找，也要找她自己喜欢的，我们着急也没用。
nǐshuōde yǒulǐ ，bùnéng qiángqiú ，yào suíyuán ，kuàngqiě ，jiùsuàn yào zhǎo ，yě yào zhǎo tā zìjǐ xǐhuan de ，wǒmen zháojí yě méiyòng 。
You're right in saying that you can't force these things and it's up to fate. Besides, even if we did go looking, it would have to be someone she likes. No use in us worrying about it.
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我倒是觉得是时候大规模发展绿能了，这样下去，人都活不了了，钱再多也没用。
wǒ dào shì juéde shì shíhou dàguīmó fāzhǎn lǜnéng le ，zhèyàngxiàqu ，rén dōu huó bùliǎo le ，qián zài duō yě méiyòng 。
I think that it's time we developed green energy sources on a large scale. If we keep going like this, humanity won't survive, so it won't matter how much money we have.
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我真想不通，你怎么那么坐得住。我男朋友也是，每次约会，他非要踩着点出门，结果路上一堵车，迟到是家常便饭，我发火了好几次都没用。
wǒ zhēn xiǎngbutōng ，nǐ zěnme nàme zuòdezhù 。wǒ nán péngyou yě shì ，měicì yuēhuì ，tā fēiyào cǎizhediǎn chūmén ，jiéguǒ lùshang yī dǔchē ，chídào shì jiāchángbiànfàn ，wǒ fāhuǒ le hǎojǐcì dōu méiyòng 。
I really can't work out how you can just sit there. My boyfriend is the same, every time we go on a date, he always leaves it until the last minute to leave the house, then he usually gets stuck in a traffic jam, so arriving late has become a daily occurrence, hassling him about it is no use.
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收回来再加工一下吧。你们做事也要上点儿心，否则再怎么打点也没用的。
shōu huílai zài jiāgōng yīxià ba 。nǐmen zuòshì yě yào shàngdiǎnrxīn ，fǒuzé zài zěnme dǎdian yě méiyòng de 。
After you get them back, do some more work on them. When you do it, you also need to be careful, otherwise bribing won't be of any use.
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呃！喝了，没用。呃！哎呀，烦死了。怎么办啊？
è ！hē le ，méiyòng 。è ！āiyā ，fánsǐ le 。zěnme bàn a ？
Hic! I drank some and it didn't work. Hic! Jeez, this is so annoying. What should I do?
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